Amid trade disputes with President Trump, leaders of major U.S. allies have been visiting China. Our foreign correspondent David Pierson describes what’s going on.
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Tariff wars may de-escalate but companies in the US and elsewhere are still expected to serve their country first
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US holding talks with AI groups to identify vulnerabilities in Chinese networks and feed US war planning
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Rassemblement National mayor Louis Aliot is standing for re-election in southwestern city next month
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Steeped in history, the newly revamped Castel Badia offers five-star comfort and a very different style of ski weekend
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Investment by Beijing has transformed the country’s institutions despite lingering questions about research quality and intellectual freedom
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Purge from rubber-stamp parliament includes commander of unit critical to potential Taiwan invasion
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Outcome of take-private fight offers lessons for similar battles taking place across corporate Japan
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Keshav Murugesh of WNS, part of Capgemini, on how India’s outsourcing services will handle agentic AI
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CEO Dario Amodei says start-up ‘cannot in good conscience’ agree to US government’s terms
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Oval Office gathering signals growing partnership between democratic socialist mayor of New York and Republican president
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Televised gala offers a showcase and opportunity for the best of Chinese tech
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Streaming company’s decision ends months-long battle to buy parent of CNN, HBO and franchises like Harry Potter
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Fall in index raises questions over whether recent improvement in economic indicators will continue
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Group’s shares surge 25% as CEO says ‘most companies are late’ to realise how much technology will affect employment
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Files released by US authorities show the sex offender travelled in and out of at least two UK military facilities
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Incident comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Havana
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FS KKR shares tumble 15% as markdowns highlight growing strains in debt extended to unlisted companies
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With rollback of NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building complete, the agency will host a news conference at 10 a.m. EST on Friday, Feb. 27. Live from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leadership will discuss the work ahead for the test flight, as well […]
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The impact of youth unemployment and Ian Huntley being attacked in prison lead some of the papers.
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Netflix's decision to back down from the bidding war clears the path for Paramount to win the takeover battle.
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No official reason for the removal was given, but it comes ahead of the country's key Two Sessions meeting.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth previously threatened to remove the firm from the department's supply chain.
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The ex-secretary of state called for President Trump to be questioned under oath about his past association with the sex offender.
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Accounts pretending to have conditions like Down's Syndrome have amassed thousands of followers
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The massively popular series shows no signs of slowing down as it gears up to celebrate its launch.
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While some parts of the country have had a very wet winter and significant flooding, others have actually been drier than normal as Ben Rich explains.
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The Twitter co-founder says he believes the majority of firms will make similar changes "within the next year."
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The admission comes after MPs said they were concerned about emissions from a boom in data centres.
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The new review brings together the strongest evidence to date on collagen supplementation, say experts.
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Cuba has accused those on board of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims” and firing first.
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Key players have gone, the manager is leaving and has criticised the club and upset fans - yet Crystal Palace's chaotic campaign could still end in European glory.
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Celine Cremer, 31, disappeared after going on a hike in a rainforest in June 2023.
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Stephen Bunting inflicts a third final defeat of the season on Gian van Veen to win night four of the Premier League in Belfast.
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The young woman, who accuses Meta and Google of making addictive social media platforms, has been speaking in court.
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Ruben Amorim's 14 months in charge of Manchester United have come at a price, with the club now paying up to £15.9m to sack him, in addition to £11m to hire the Portuguese.
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Documents in the Epstein files reveal how Maxwell nurtured the connection between the two men after Clinton left the White House.
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After exiting the Europa League, Celtic face a season-defining fortnight in the fight for the league and Scottish Cup.
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A six-year-old Harry Westlake's rendition of the national anthem as a Twickenham mascot was an internet sensation. Eleven years on, he is ready to sing as an England Under-18.
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Records and emails will be reviewed to determine whether the convicted sex offender used military bases when visiting the UK.
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US-Iran talks continue but what will Trump do?
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The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive to cheers from crowds that had gathered outside despite the rain
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A committee of MPs and peers says the government has confirmed it will not overrule any decision to disclose files.
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How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?
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Defending champions India pile on 256-4 as they eliminate Zimbabwe from the T20 World Cup with victory in Chennai.
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BALIK PULAU: Penang executive councillor Fahmi Zainol has been charged at the Magistrate's Court here with voluntarily causing hurt to his wife. Read full story
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KUCHING: The Sarawak Performing Arts Centre is on track to be completed by June 2027, with work progressing slightly ahead of schedule. Read full story
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PETALING JAYA: Police have denied allegations that an officer accepted a bribe, as claimed in a viral TikTok video posted on Thursday (Feb 26). Read full story
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PUTRAJAYA: The National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) has replaced several staff members and initiated disciplinary proceedings following allegations that 47 clients at the Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (Puspen) in Serdang, Kedah, tested positive for methamphetamine. Read full story
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BATU GAJAH: A 64-year-old restaurant owner was fined RM2,000 by a Magistrate's Court here on Friday (Feb 27) after he pleaded guilty to a charge of killing a stray dog with a firecracker. Read full story
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KOTA KINABALU: A 71-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate's Court here on Friday (Feb 27) with the murder of his former fiancée, whose dismembered body was found in dustbins at several locations in the Indah Permai township in Sepanggar. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Graft busters will commence an investigation next week into governance and financial management issues involving Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), following findings highlighted in the Auditor-General's Report. Read full story
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SHAH ALAM: Kumpulan Perangsang Selangor Bhd (KPS) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 (4Q25). Read full story
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DBKL berkata penangguhan sehingga projek pembangunan Kompleks Pasar Raja Bot siap sepenuhnya.
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Peguam memohon hukuman berbentuk denda kerana mendakwa tertuduh dikejar anjing liar itu berulang kali.
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Muhammad Kerry Adrianto Riza was found guilty of manipulating a lease and colluding with several Pertamina executives, the Attorney General’s Office said.
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Piluta Samad didakwa membunuh Hamidah Husin yang mayatnya ditemui dalam keadaan dikerat di Taman Indah Permai, Sepanggar, 11 Feb lalu.
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Around 109,000 business attendees will visit the convention centre, with exhibitors including Samsung, Huawei, Nokia, Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon.
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The National Anti-Drugs Agency says the personnel have been transferred out pending disciplinary proceedings.
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Adun Pantai Jerejak itu didakwa di Mahkamah Majistret Balik Pulau atas pertuduhan mencederakan isterinya.
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Piluta Samad is charged with murdering Hamidah Husin, also known as Lisa, on Feb 11.
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The AI assistant, Olive, provides 24/7 help with tasks from tracking orders to finding products, but users report it has recently gone off-script, even claiming to be a real person on calls.
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SPRM berkata ia akan meneliti jika wujud kelemahan tatakelola atau unsur jenayah rasuah, salah guna kuasa, penyelewengan atau pelanggaran undang-undang.
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The Pantai Jerejak assemblyman is charged in the Balik Pulau magistrates’ court with voluntarily causing hurt to his wife.
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An early Friday air strike killed at least two, while a southern drone strike claimed three more lives.
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Istana Negara memaklumkan pakar perubatan menasihatkan baginda berehat sepenuhnya dan tidak berangkat ke sebarang majlis rasmi sehingga pulih.
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Istana Negara says Sultan Ibrahim is being treated for musculoskeletal pain in his hip and back, explains absence from breaking of fast event last night.
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Mohd Azmi Abu Bakar, Muhammad Bahauddin Ab Rasid dan Mohd Norbuangani Mislan mengaku tak bersalah di Mahkamah Sesyen Kota Tinggi.
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The Thai military said a preliminary examination showed the landmine was deeply buried and not newly laid.
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Major, captain and warrant officer face up to 30 years in prison and a fine if convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
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DBKL berkata kamera akan dipasang minggu depan.
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Ketua Pengarah AADK Ruslin Jusoh berkata kakitangan terbabit telah ditukar.
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Jurucakap Mahkamah Timbang Tara Sukan berkata sekiranya pihak terbabit tidak mohon kerahsiaan, keputusan itu akan tersedia di laman sesawang CAS.
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The Federal Constitution doesn't promise equality only to those who conform to prevailing norms.
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The match carries major Champions League qualification implications as both sides chase France’s final automatic spot.
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Opinion polls show strong public support for allowing a female emperor as concerns grow over a potential lineage crisis.
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Tuanku Syed Faizuddin bertitah angkatan tentera bukan sekadar simbol kekuatan bersenjata malah adlah benteng terakhir negara.
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City hall says the cameras will be installed within the next week.
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CAS spokesman says a full explanation will be issued to the parties involved and released on its website if they do not request confidentiality.
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Sebuah tren dikeluarkan daripada perkhidmatan di Stesen Kelana Jaya akibat isu teknikal.
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Middle East tensions keep energy markets on edge as concerns over technology company valuations pressure shares.
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A local man in his 40s, believed to be the owner, has also been detained.
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Ahli Parlimen Indera Mahkota berkata reset nasional perlu praktikal dan bermula dengan isu penting seperti kos sara hidup.
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Goals have been shared across the squad, with doubts over the form of forwards Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.
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A train was withdrawn from service at the Kelana Jaya station, causing delays and affecting train frequency.
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Ketua Polis Negara Mohd Khalid Ismail berkata dakwaan itu melibatkan seorang individu berpengaruh tempatan dan agensi media antarabangsa.
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Defence cooperation, infrastructure, nuclear energy and critical minerals will be on the agenda during Lee Jae-myung’s visits to the two Southeast Asian nations.
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Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail says the plot allegedly involves an influential local figure acting in coordination with an international media agency.
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The US vice president prefers the diplomatic option but warns the outcome depends on Tehran’s actions and responses.
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No casualties have been reported so far.
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Jesse Jackson built a political movement centered on economic justice and coalition-building across racial and class lines.
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Rose Amnah Abd Rauf berkata tambah baik itu meliputi reformasi kaedah pengajaran dan pembelajaran serta kualiti guru.
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They say the success of the move hinges on stronger pedagogy, better-trained teachers and a well-structured syllabus.
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PAS deputy president says the application, along with those from other interested parties, will be discussed at an upcoming PN leadership meeting.
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Semua mangsa daripada 1,943 keluarga itu kini ditempatkan di 27 PPS yang dibuka sejak Rabu lepas.
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The Gunners must avoid a slip against Chelsea, with Pep Guardiola's side five points behind and holding a game in hand.
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Delcy Rodríguez urges the US to lift punitive measures as a new cooperation agenda with Washington begins.
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Ketua Polis Negara Khalid Ismail memaklumkan tiga pegawai tentera itu akan didakwa di Mahkamah Sesyen Kota Tinggi pagi ini.
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The main index eases 8.40 points to 1,732.54 amid cautious sentiment surrounding AI-related stocks.
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Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail says the three individuals will be charged at the Kota Tinggi sessions court in Johor today.
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The move comes amid rising demand for AI computing power as Google markets its TPUs as rivals to Nvidia hardware.
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Roanne Lau says the Australian award win for ‘The Serpent Called Mercy’, which deals with doubt and cross-cultural identity, feels ‘poetic’.
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Mahkamah Tinggi kata kes ini sebagai menyedihkan, yang mana ketamakan mengatasi keperluan kerohanian pelanggan sebuah syarikat yang bayar untuk perjalanan ke Mekah.
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Hong Kong can expect gloomy weather and occasional rain this weekend, with showers persisting into next week, according to the city’s weather forecaster.
The Observatory said on Friday that under the influence of a broad low-pressure trough, there would be a few showers on Saturday,...
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US President Donald Trump put his son-in-law Jared Kushner and long-time friend Steve Witkoff in charge of resolving the war in Ukraine and a stand-off with Iran. On Thursday, they juggled those momentous issues within hours of each other.
Dispatched to Geneva, Switzerland, Kushner and Witkoff met Iranian officials at the Omani ambassador’s residence in a bid to seal a deal over Tehran’s nuclear programme and avoid what could be a massive strike by US and Israeli forces.
Hours later, they...
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We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Is China flexing its intelligence muscle by tracking US military moves near Iran?
A Chinese private company has drawn the attention of security watchers after detailing US military deployments near Iran, a move experts say underlines...
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The US military shot down a US government drone with a laser-based anti-drone system, an accident that prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to bar flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas, congressional aides told Reuters.
The Pentagon did not immediately comment, but the FAA cited “special security reasons” in its notice about the restrictions on the airspace near the Mexican border.
US lawmakers Rick Larsen, Bennie Thompson and Andre Carson, top Democrats on...
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Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings has vowed to pursue all possible legal action, both domestically and internationally, to protect its interests, calling Panama’s move to take over its two ports unlawful.
The conglomerate, led by the family of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing, issued the warning in its second statement in a week after the Panama Maritime Authority acted on a presidential decree allowing it to take over and operate the Balboa and Cristobal ports at either end of the Panama Canal.
The...
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An Indonesian court has jailed nine people in a major corruption case involving subsidiaries of state energy firm Pertamina, including two former chief executives of its units, which prosecutors say caused US$17 billion in state losses.
The case, which centres on alleged illegal leasing of a fuel terminal and illegal imports of crude oil, among other offences, is one of the biggest launched under the administration of President Prabowo Subianto, who has vowed to eradicate corruption.
The nine...
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This article was first published on February 27, 2021.
By Phila Siu
Legendary Hong Kong actor Ng Man-tat, best known for co-starring alongside “king of comedy” Stephen Chow Sing-chi in many popular films, died on Saturday afternoon of liver cancer. He was 70.
Ng’s friend, Tenky Tin Kai-man, chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, said the famous actor died peacefully at Tai Wai’s Union Hospital at 5.16pm, accompanied by his children and wife.
“He left peacefully,” Tin said at the...
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Indian investigators have seized a US$410 million luxury condominium building owned by Anil Ambani as part of a widening investigation into alleged bank fraud by the tycoon.
The Enforcement Directorate, India’s anti-money-laundering agency, said on Wednesday that it had provisionally taken Ambani’s 17-storey property, known as “Abode,” in the upscale Pali Hill neighbourhood.
The agency alleged Ambani had defaulted on over 400 billion rupees (US$4.4 billion) worth of loans from Indian and foreign...
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Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s rare reference to “mainland China” signals caution ahead of a highly anticipated Xi-Trump summit, according to analysts who say it is premature to declare a shift in his cross-strait policy.
Addressing a group of Taiwanese businesspeople operating on the mainland on Tuesday, Lai used the term “mainland China” multiple times, contrasting with his frequent use of “China” in major speeches since his 2024 inauguration as the self-ruled island’s leader.
During...
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Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s cities of Kabul and Kandahar on Friday, hours after Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops in what the Taliban government said was retaliation for earlier deadly air strikes.
Both militaries said they killed dozens of soldiers in the border violence, which followed multiple Pakistani strikes on Afghanistan and clashes along the frontier in recent months.
“Afghan Taliban defence targets were targeted in Kabul, Paktia [province] and Kandahar,” Pakistani...
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Hong Kong’s innovation and technology (I&T), intellectual property and investment promotion departments will receive budget increases of at least 10 per cent in the coming financial year, even as the government moves to curb recurrent spending, while the environmental branch and public broadcaster face sharp cuts of 70 and 28 per cent, respectively.
The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau will expand its civil service workforce by 16 per cent in 2026-27 – the largest increase among all departments –...
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This year’s Munich Security Conference arrived as less of a shock to Europeans, who have largely accepted that the good old days are gone for good. A few might still have got teary-eyed when US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described America as eternally “the child of Europe”, but most in the audience understood the underlying message: “You are on your own now, Granny.”
The difference between Rubio’s more measured phrasing and Vice-President J.D. Vance’s blunt remarks last year is largely a...
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A Chinese zoo has been accused of using old videos of a tiger cub to attract donations after she died, triggering public controversy.
The Puyang Central Zoo, a privately run zoo in Puyang city in central China’s Henan province, was reported to have been using old videos of a dead tiger cub to keep tricking “sponsorship fees” from live-stream viewers.
On February 10, local authorities confirmed the case and announced its decision to suspend the zoo’s operations and place its director under a...
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Paramount Skydance, run by pro-Trump technology heir David Ellison, was poised to take control of Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday after Netflix said it would not raise its takeover offer, ending one of the biggest media bidding wars in a generation.
The deal puts a constellation of media properties - from CNN to Nickelodeon to HBO - under the control of the family led by Oracle tycoon and White House ally Larry Ellison.
Netflix said it was “declining to match” Paramount’s latest offer after...
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Japan is likely to face another record-setting summer, climate experts have warned, as global warming shrinks Arctic ice, changes wind direction and heats ocean temperatures.
The Japan Meteorological Agency on Tuesday released its weather forecast for the coming months, predicting a 60 per cent probability of above-normal temperatures for all of Kyushu, Shikoku and the southern and eastern parts of Honshu between June and August.
The southern islands of Okinawa, the northern prefecture of...
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United States first lady Melania Trump is set to chair a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York on Monday, the White House announced, marking the first time a spouse of a serving world leader has done so.
“First lady Melania Trump is set to make history at the United Nations, taking the gavel as the United States assumes the Security Council Presidency to emphasise education’s role in advancing tolerance and world peace,” the White House said.
The US assumes a monthly...
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A man who raped a foreign domestic worker in the bushes near a Singapore railway station after pretending to be a police officer was sentenced to 12 years’ jail and 12 strokes of the cane on Thursday.
Sharveen Chetty, a 48-year-old Malaysian, had pleaded guilty to one count of rape on the second day of his trial. A second rape charge and a charge of impersonating a police officer were taken into consideration.
In sentencing, Justice Dedar Singh Gill said Chetty was aware that the victim was a...
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The increase in stamp duty on ultra-luxury homes above HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) is unlikely to change buying behaviour, analysts said, as the structural forces underpinning demand from mainland Chinese buyers could outweigh the impact of the rise in transaction costs.
The Hong Kong government, in the annual budget on Wednesday, increased the tax rate on residential transactions above HK$100 million to 6.5 per cent from 4.25 per cent amid a surge in demand for high-end property from...
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The United States has warned Syria against relying on Chinese technology in its telecommunications sector, arguing it conflicts with US interests and threatens US national security, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
The message was conveyed during an unreported meeting between a US State Department team and Syrian Communications Minister Abdulsalam Haykal in San Francisco on Tuesday. Washington has been coordinating closely with Damascus since 2024, when Syria’s now President...
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A former fighter pilot in the United States Air Force, once entrusted with flying some of America’s most advanced combat aircraft, has been arrested for allegedly training pilots from China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) without authorisation, the US Department of Justice said.
In a press release on Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that 65-year-old Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., also known by his call sign “Runner”, was taken into custody in Jeffersonville, Indiana,...
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Ahead of China’s annual legislative meetings – typically a window into Beijing’s top-level policy agenda – this is the first entry in a series examining the complex economic recalibration driving China’s growth philosophy and its wide-ranging implications for local governments, financial investors and private enterprises.
Beijing’s forceful campaign to instil a “correct” understanding of tenure performance among party cadres may signal Chinese leaders’ determination to downplay headline growth...
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Canadian Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said China cannot serve as a substitute for the US, rebuking Prime Minister Mark Carney’s recent outreach to the Asian superpower amid strained ties with the Trump administration.
In a speech to business leaders on Thursday, Poilievre outlined his vision for the country’s relationship with the US and how his party would approach the trade war differently from the Carney government.
“Canada’s prosperity and security are inseparable from a stable...
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In his farewell address, then US president Ronald Reagan advocated for the United States to do “a better job of getting across that America is freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of enterprise. And freedom is special and rare”. The Trump administration should follow Reagan’s advice as it designs global celebrations for the country’s 250th anniversary.
The US should showcase its founding principles of equality, pluralism, freedom of speech and religious liberty. It should...
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Washington will keep pushing China to join a trilateral nuclear control deal with the US and Russia, but can’t compel it to do so, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, citing “strategic stability” in China-US relations ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to China in April, despite long-term “irritants”.
“We think ultimately, in the 21st century, for there to be a true arms control agreement, it has to involve China,” Rubio said during a press conference at a meeting of the Caribbean...
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Britain’s government has agreed a framework with the police on which documents relating to the late 2024 appointment of former ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson can be released, the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said on Thursday.
Mandelson, 72, was released from custody after the Metropolitan Police arrested him on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following revelations over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Mandelson’s relationship with Epstein is at...
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Iran and the United States held hours of indirect negotiations on Thursday over Tehran’s nuclear programme but walked away without a deal, leaving the danger of another Mideast war on the table as the US has gathered a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the region.
Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who mediated the talks in Geneva, said there had been “significant progress in the negotiation” without elaborating.
But just before the talks ended, Iranian state television reported...
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A judge on Thursday declined to block US President Donald Trump from proceeding with the construction of a US$400 million White House ballroom to replace the demolished East Wing, finding that a challenge from preservationists did not meet the high bar for a preliminary injunction that would halt the project for now.
US District Judge Richard Leon’s ruling came in a lawsuit by the National Trust for Historic Preservation aiming to stop construction until the White House complies with federal...
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A 27-year-old man was arrested on Thursday after New York City police said officers were hurt when they were pelted with snow and ice during a massive snowball fight in Washington Square Park this week.
The New York Police Department said in a brief social media post the man was arrested for “assaulting our officers”. A spokesperson for the department said it did not immediately have additional information, including what the man was charged with.
Information on whether the man had a lawyer was...
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Hillary Clinton used her forced appearance Thursday before a Republican-led panel probing Jeffrey Epstein to go on the offensive and demand US President Donald Trump testify about his own links to the sex offender.
Clinton said after her deposition when asked if she was confident that her husband did not know of Epstein’s crimes, Clinton said “I am”.
“I don’t know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein,” she added.
“I never went to his island, I never went to his homes, I...
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A second British island voted on Thursday to approve assisted dying, as a similar bill that would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives is bogged down in the British parliament.
The bill, which requires the formality of approval by King Charles, would allow terminally ill residents who have lived in Jersey for more than a year and are expected to have less than six months to live – or less than 12 months if they have a neurodegenerative disease – to end...
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Huawei Technologies is aiming for a major international comeback, with the overseas release of its latest flagship smartphone, the Mate 80 Pro, alongside a new smartwatch and the addition of a “wheelchair mode” to its wearable devices.
Powered by the company’s self-designed, China-made Kirin 9030 Pro processor, the overseas version of its Mate 80 Pro handsets will run on the Android-based EMUI 15 operating system, Huawei announced at a launch event in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday.
While the...
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Hong Kong’s trade promotion body has opened applications for the 2026 edition of its Start-up Express programme, as efforts are stepped up to help local tech ventures break into overseas markets and secure commercial partnerships.
Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), Start-up Express is positioned as a curated development scheme for early-stage companies offering innovative and tech-driven...
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Turnout in Gorton and Denton byelection over 47%, with 36,903 verified votes cast. Reform UK finished second with 10,578 votes.
Full story: Resounding victory for Green party
Reform activists are “hearing Matt Goodwin has all but conceded defeat to the Greens”, the UK poll aggregator Britain Elects has posted on X.
The Green party has predicted a “seismic moment” in UK politics, with a party source telling the Press Association:
Things are feeling positive. Not wanting to get ahead of ourselves, but everything that we thought that was going to be happening looks like it’s happening … Whatever happens, I think it’s fair to say that Greens are here to stay now as a progressive voice in British politics.
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More than 350,000 people expected to turn out on Saturday for blockbuster lineup of music and culture events
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The Mardi Gras annual parade, Bad Bunny and Grace Jones will headline a bumper nightlife lineup in Sydney on Saturday that will draw more than 350,000 people and test the city’s security and transport systems.
Sydney’s Mardi Gras showpiece, its sequin-spangled parade, will transform Oxford Street with 170 floats, 10,000 marchers and 250,000 spectators, its organisers estimated on Wednesday.
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Health minister says cluster of infections at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred hospital was not publicised to avoid ‘unnecessarily scaring people’
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The New South Wales health minister has denied “covering up” a deadly fungal outbreak at one of Australia’s largest hospitals, saying it was not publicised to avoid “unnecessarily scaring people”.
The cluster of infections caused by aspergillus, a common mould, killed two patients and left four others unwell in the inner-Sydney Royal Prince Alfred (RPA) hospital’s transplant unit in late 2025.
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Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024
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The Green party has pulled off a landmark victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection in a significant blow to Keir Starmer.
Hannah Spencer, a local plumber and Green party councillor, was elected as the party’s first MP in northern England after overturning Labour’s 13,000-vote majority.
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Treasurer says ‘not unusual’ for his department to examine options but stresses that no decision has been made
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The Albanese government has again opened the door to reforms to negative gearing as it weighs up potentially sweeping tax changes to raise revenue and help address the housing crisis.
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, confirmed that changes were being examined in the lead-up to the May federal budget after reports his department was modelling rules that would limit negative gearing to two investment properties.
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Escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours makes a Qatar-mediated ceasefire appear increasingly shaky
Pakistan bombed Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul and two other provinces on Friday, hours after a cross-border attack, the latest escalation of violence between the volatile neighbours who signed a Qatar-mediated ceasefire in 2025.
Following months of tit-for-tat clashes, Afghan forces attacked Pakistani border troops on Thursday night in what the Taliban government said was retaliation for earlier deadly air strikes.
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Trump news at a glance: No deal reached in Iran talks as potential for US attack looms
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Cindy McCain announced today that she will step down from her role as executive director of the United Nations World Food Programme to focus on her health.
McCain, the widow of the late US senator John McCain, suffered a mild stroke last October and had returned to Italy to resume her work after that, but the demands of the job were affecting her recovery, the organization said. She started the role in April 2023. She will step down in three months.
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Federal Aviation Administration bars flights around Fort Hancock after reported use of anti-drone military laser
The Federal Aviation Administration barred flights on Thursday in an area around Fort Hancock, Texas, after congressional aides told Reuters a military laser-based anti-drone system was believed to have accidentally shot down a US government drone.
The FAA and Pentagon did not immediately comment but the FAA cited “special security reasons” in its notice about the restrictions on the airspace near the Mexican border posted on its Notam alert system, shorthand for “Notice to Air Missions”.
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Hash Tayeh flags appeal to Victorian civil and administrative tribunal finding over phrase used at Melbourne rally last year
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A prominent pro-Palestine protester racially and religiously vilified Jewish people when he chanted “All Zionists are terrorists” at a Melbourne rally, a Victorian tribunal has ruled.
Hash Tayeh, who has flagged an appeal to Thursday’s ruling, was found to have breached the state’s Racial and Religious Tolerance Act with his comments in March last year.
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Study shows lower risk for multiple myeloma as well as pancreatic, prostate, breast and kidney cancers
Vegetarians have a substantially lower risk of five types of cancer, a landmark study on the role of diet has revealed.
The research, using data from more than 1.8 million people who were tracked over many years, found that vegetarians had a 21% lower risk of pancreatic cancer, a 12% lower risk of prostate cancer and a 9% lower risk of breast cancer compared with meat eaters. Combined, these cancers account for around a fifth of cancer deaths in the UK.
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Graeme Kearns, chief executive of Foundation Theatres, says: ‘Our job in theatre is to absolutely defend the right to tell stories about culture’
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The head of the theatre hosting the Shen Yun dance troupe in Sydney says the company would not be intimidated to pull the shows by any “outrageous” anonymous threats and that the publicity had increased interest in the show.
On Monday, the Gold Coast venue for the Shen Yun performances was forced to evacuate after a bomb threat, with a similar threat forcing the evacuation of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s official residence, The Lodge, in Canberra the next day.
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Democracy Volunteers says it saw 32 cases of apparent collusion – the highest levels in its 10-year history
An election observer group has raised concerns over people appearing to collude on voting in the Gorton and Denton byelection.
Democracy Volunteers, an organisation founded by Dr John Ault, and supported by the Conservative peer and psephologist Prof Robert Haywood, deployed four accredited election observers across the constituency.
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Charities hail ‘groundbreaking’ scheme for grandparents and others who take full parental responsibility for a child
Grandparents who step in to provide full-time care for their grandchildren to prevent them being taken into care will be given guaranteed financial support under a government pilot scheme.
Charities welcomed the trial as groundbreaking and said if fully rolled out across England it had the potential to transform the lives of tens of thousands of children looked after under “kinship care” arrangements.
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European Anti-Fraud Office to look into the former US ambassador’s time as trade commissioner in Brussels
Peter Mandelson is facing an inquiry by the EU’s anti-fraud agency after the European Commission requested the body look into his activities during his time as trade commissioner in Brussels.
The commission said it referred the peer, 72, to the European Anti-Fraud Office, known as Olaf, last week after the US Department of Justice released documents allegedly showing he shared sensitive government information with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Women from countries with near-total bans on terminations will be given help to access services elsewhere
EU states will be able to tap into a social fund to help citizens access safe abortions, in an announcement hailed as a “victory for women”.
The roots of Thursday’s announcement go back to a long campaign for the European Commission to create a funding mechanism that would allow women from countries with near-total bans on abortion, such as Malta and Poland, to go where it is legal.
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Cuban president says country will ‘defend itself with determination’ after deadly coastal assault by exiles
What we know so far about the deadly boat shooting off Cuba’s coast
Cuba has vowed to defend itself against any “terrorist and mercenary aggression”, a day after border guards said they had killed four exiles on a Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire on a patrol.
Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, wrote on X that the Caribbean country would “defend itself with determination and firmness” after the incident in which six other people on the boat were injured.
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‘It will soon be spring – and the Danes will soon be going to the polls,’ Danish PM tells the parliament in a special statement
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"Neanderthal deserts" in our genomes suggest a strong pattern in matings.
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It's also a buttoned-down, ostensibly safer take on the OpenClaw concept.
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“Temu sound wall” not enough to quell fury over xAI’s power plant.
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Geometry of tread patterns determines frequency, so blocks were designed to play Star Wars music.
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Google's new image model replaces the previous versions immediately.
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An OTA update will be pushed out in a few weeks; owners can also go to a dealership.
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That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think.
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The ability to resell Steam items for real value is key to the state's case.
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For some reason, NASA chose not to publicly release its Mars orbiter objectives.
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Trump administration’s reduced vaccine schedule “throws science out the window.”
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Subaru has a new EV using the platform it shares with Toyota, starting at $34,995.
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Officials expect the investigation into a booster anomaly on ULA's Vulcan rocket to last multiple months.
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Even twisting an ex-employee's text to favor xAI's reading fails to sway judge.
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Samsung's Galaxy S26 series is available for preorder today and ships on March 11.
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Court to search devices itself instead of letting government have full access.
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Latest data hints that benefits seen so far could be underestimates.
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It's not very efficient, and the synthetic gearshifts aren't great, but I liked it?
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RAM represented about 15 to 18 percent of PC costs last quarter, HP said.
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Suppliers to US aerospace and semiconductor firms face worsening rare earth shortages, with two turning away some clients, industry insiders said, weeks before US President Donald Trump is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for a summit in Beijing.
The shortages centre on rare earths such as yttrium and scandium, niche members of the family of 17 elements, which play tiny but vital roles in defence technology, aerospace and semiconductors and are almost entirely produced in...
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A Hong Kong doctor and a clinic operator were arrested on Thursday in a joint operation by police and health authorities on a Causeway Bay medical facility suspected of performing high-risk hair transplant procedures without a valid licence.
Authorities raided the clinic located in the Cameron Commercial Centre on Hennessy Road after receiving a tip-off that it was offering Regenera Activa (RGA) – an autologous cell transplant treatment for hair loss – despite not having the required day...
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Less than six weeks ahead of a likely summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, preparations are inadequate, bilateral contacts anaemic and outcomes diminished, according to analysts and former government officials familiar with planning.
The shortfall reflected in part Trump’s reluctance to delegate, disdain for process and focus on quick wins, banking instead on personal magnetism and his “gut” as summit organising principles, they said.
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Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called an early election for March 24, betting a popularity boost from a stand-off with US President Donald Trump over Greenland will help secure her another term in office.
The move comes after the US president revived claims over the Arctic territory in early January, causing a diplomatic rift with Europe.
The rupture in relations bolstered Frederiksen’s domestic standing, reinforcing her image as a disciplined and steady leader during periods of...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has concluded his first visit to China, hailing the “good cooperation” with Beijing as Berlin seeks to rebalance ties with its biggest trading partner amid the unpredictability of the Trump administration.
Merz characterised the visit as “worthwhile”, noting that China would buy up to 120 additional aircraft from Airbus SE. The company operates two assembly lines in the northern port city of Tianjin that mainly produce A320 jets for Chinese carriers.
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A combination of a strong initial public offering (IPO) market and bond sales has helped put Hong Kong’s financial health back in the black sooner than expected, with analysts expecting a robust pipeline of listings to be key to sustaining the city’s surplus.
In his budget speech on Wednesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said the city was previously expected to record a HK$67 billion deficit for the 2025-26 financial year, which ends on March 31, but emerged with an estimated HK$2.9...
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Hong Kong authorities have said that residents of fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court will be allowed to return to their flats to collect personal belongings by late April – nearly five months after the city’s deadliest inferno in decades killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 at the Tai Po estate.
The announcement came a day after more than 630 displaced homeowners petitioned the government for their “humble and urgent” wish to retrieve cherished possessions that were not destroyed in the...
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China’s top legislature has removed nine military officials from its list of deputies ahead of Beijing’s biggest annual political meeting next week, according to state news agency Xinhua.
The National People’s Congress (NPC) updated its list of deputies from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Armed Police delegation on Thursday, reducing the total to 243.
Among the deputies removed were five full generals, one lieutenant general and three major generals.
The five generals are...
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The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum, Borge Brende, said he was stepping down on Thursday, a few weeks after the forum launched an independent investigation into his relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Brende, who became president of the WEF in 2017, announced his decision in a statement following disclosures from the US Justice Department that showed the Norwegian had three business dinners with Epstein and had also communicated with the disgraced financier via email...
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Hong Kong authorities are open to supporting universities in issuing bonds to fund the development of the proposed University Town in the Northern Metropolis, with lawmakers calling for a dedicated approval and credit rating mechanism.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po told a meeting of the Legislative Council’s Finance Committee on Thursday the issuance of a “tertiary education bond” to support the University Town’s construction would be considered.
The University Town, which will include the...
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Four years after launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has not achieved any of its strategic goals. The conflict – now lasting longer than the Soviet Union’s fight against Germany in World War II – has only caused Moscow to lose its influence dramatically in the post-Soviet space. Is there a way out of the Kremlin’s Ukraine adventure?
In the early days of war, which erupted on February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that his “special military operation” in...
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The value of collateral assets used by banks for commercial property loans is expected to continue declining in 2026, according to S&P Global Ratings, as the sector has yet to find a clear bottom.
“More collateral pain is likely this year for Hong Kong banks,” the credit rating agency said in a report published on Thursday, adding that a subset of small banks could face more acute strain.
That assessment comes as Hong Kong’s commercial property market remains on a sustained downturn that started...
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A Chinese consulate in Russia has issued a rare reminder to Chinese nationals about a new, little-discussed Russian law requiring foreign men under 65 applying for long-term residency to agree to do at least a year of military service for Moscow.
In a notice on its social media account on Sunday, the Chinese consulate in Vladivostok advised Chinese nationals to “take note of” new regulations on the processing of Russian long-term residence permits.
It said that under these provisions, foreign...
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The US remains Poland’s most important partner in military cooperation and Warsaw has been and will remain a loyal ally, but it can’t be a “sucker”, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in a speech to parliament on Thursday.
His comments reflect the delicate balancing act that Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government must perform in maintaining the strong transatlantic bond they see as crucial for national security at a time when US President Donald Trump is upending old...
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Hong Kong’s decision to end tax breaks for private electric cars has sparked a rush to the showrooms, with some residents even selling their eligibility for the incentive scheme.
A car dealer told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that sales had surged by a factor of 17, adding that one customer broke into tears just after midnight, fearing he had missed the registration deadline.
“Last night there were many people … there was a queue at one point,” said Eric Wong Ngai-lik, the Hong Kong...
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Hong Kong lawmaker Kenneth Fok Kai‑kong welcomed the government’s HK$1.2 billion investment in sports development as “a timely boost that will inject fresh momentum”, while also urging a more strategic approach to building a sustainable sports industry.
Fok, who is also vice-president of the city’s Sports Federation and Olympic Committee (SF&OC), said details on how the money could be spent would be decided following “a comprehensive review of athlete support planned after the Asian...
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A nearly blind refugee from Myanmar missing since his release from a Buffalo jail into the custody of US Border Patrol has been found dead on a downtown street, according to city authorities on Wednesday.
Police officers in the upstate New York city located the body of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, 56, on Tuesday evening, the Buffalo Police Department said.
Shah Alam had been missing since February 19, when US Border Patrol agents dropped him off at a coffee shop miles from his home following his...
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), which operates Asia’s third-largest stock exchange, reported record high annual profit for the second straight year, thanks to higher market turnover and robust listing activity, it said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday.
Net profit in 2025 increased 36 per cent to HK$17.75 billion (US$2.28 billion), or HK$14.05 per share, from HK$13 billion a year earlier, which was also a record. The result beat market expectations of HK$17.44 billion.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned that Pyongyang was ready for confrontation with the US but also left the door open for dialogue, depending on Washington’s stance.
The prospects of North Korea-US relations hinge “entirely on the attitude of the United States”, he said on Wednesday. Pyongyang was prepared for both “peaceful coexistence or eternal confrontation” but the choice lay with Washington.
As long as the US respected North Korea’s nuclear-armed state status, which is enshrined in...
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Chinese scientists have developed a new technique that solidifies liquid into three-dimensional objects in under a second, making for the world’s fastest 3D printing.
3D printing is no longer a novel concept – whether it is tech enthusiasts creating digital objects, metal printing conducted in space, customised bone structures for patients or even military units using 3D-printed parts for weapon repairs.
However, these technologies still rely on mechanical scanning by a printing nozzle, building...
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We have put together stories from our coverage of Hong Kong’s 2026-27 budget. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Budget reveal: government turns matchmaker with stronger hand in shaping economy
Hong Kong’s finance chief on Wednesday lived up to his credentials as a chartered accountant when he produced a surprisingly robust budget, flush with surpluses and full of initiatives to be funded through substantial means at his disposal.
2. Here is how you...
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More than 8,000 personnel from 30 countries are taking part in Cobra Gold, one of the largest and longest running multinational military exercises in Southeast Asia.
The annual exercises are being held in many provinces across Thailand until March 6, aiming to strengthen coordination among participating nations and develop military capabilities to align with current global circumstances.
Thailand and the United States, which are co-hosts of the drill, along with Singapore, Indonesia, Japan,...
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Beijing intervened and helped get charges dropped against three Chinese scientists at the University of Michigan who were accused of helping a colleague smuggle biological materials into the US, defence lawyers said.
The materials turned out to be mostly tiny, transparent worms – nothing dangerous – though US officials last year hailed the arrests as a victory for national security. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the government must be vigilant when foreign nationals try to “advance a malicious...
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As Manila scrambles to investigate links between convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and a Philippines-based team he allegedly hired to scrub his criminal history from the web, a relatively obscure industry in the Southeast Asian country has come under the microscope due to the revelation.
Emails released by the US Department of Justice have alarmed Filipino lawmakers on the potential exploitation of gig workers from the Philippines handling online-reputation work of a shady nature.
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Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has joined hands with US companies OpenAI and Google, among others, to advance global open-source standards in the rapidly advancing field of agentic artificial intelligence.
The development marks a rare collaboration between a US-sanctioned Chinese heavyweight and its US counterparts in global AI standards setting amid US-China geopolitical and tech competition.
On Tuesday, the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF) announced Huawei as one of 97 new members joining...
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A Hong Kong appellate court has quashed Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s fraud conviction for operating a consultancy office from his now-defunct tabloid-style newspaper, Apple Daily, finding that the prosecution failed to prove the jailed former media boss had made a “false representation”.
In a judgment delivered on Thursday, the Court of Appeal ruled that the prosecution had failed to prove that Lai and another executive at Next Digital, the paper’s parent company, had committed the actus reus, or the...
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A proposed scheme in Japan offering cash rewards for tip-offs about illegal foreign workers has won support from residents frustrated by what they see as weak enforcement of immigration rules, but migrant advocates warn the policy could deepen distrust and push vulnerable people further into the shadows.
The “reporting reward” proposal, announced by Ibaraki Governor Kazuhiko Oigawa earlier this month, would amount to a cash reward of “several tens of thousands of yen” for information leading to...
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Nvidia has yet to generate any revenue from its H200 chips in China and does not know if any sales will be allowed in the country, the company said, as the US chip giant reported record quarterly revenue on surging demand for data centre processors.
While the Santa Clara-based tech giant remains the primary beneficiary of the global generative artificial intelligence boom, its ability to navigate the US-China tech war has become a challenge, with the pipeline for the H200 – Nvidia’s second-most...
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I have a habit of re-watching movies during festive times. As we entered the Year of the Horse, one movie that I watched again during Chinese New Year was Marriage Story, a legal drama released on streaming platforms in 2019.
The story centres on the divorce of the two lead characters and the resulting legal battle over the custody of their son. The film received rave reviews, earning six Oscar nominations, including for Laura Dern, who clinched the best supporting actress award for her...
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Hong Kong will cancel the two-decade-old “A Symphony of Lights” within the year, with the South China Morning Post learning that the fixture will be replaced with immersive projections across various districts to upgrade the city’s offerings.
The revamp is among a raft of new tourism measures announced in finance chief Paul Chan Mo-po’s latest budget, with others including a push for Hong Kong to become a destination for study tours and a HK$200 million (US$25.6 million) fund to revitalise rural...
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, buoyed by a commanding majority in the powerful lower house after this month’s election, is poised to revive one of her longest-standing conservative causes: making it a crime to deface the national flag.
At issue is the hinomaru, the national flag, which currently carries no specific criminal penalty if damaged or desecrated – even though the Penal Code sets punishments for defiling foreign flags displayed in Japan with the intent to insult.
Takaichi has...
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There are few assets on earth as strategically sensitive as the ports flanking the Panama Canal. They sit at the hinge of global trade, where container ships glide between oceans and geopolitics moves just beneath the surface. That is why Panama’s seizure of two major port terminals operated by CK Hutchison, the Hong Kong conglomerate built by Li Ka-shing, deserves more than a passing headline.
It is not simply a contractual dispute dressed up as constitutional housekeeping. It is a stress test...
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Communist Party cadres have been put on notice over governance and performance appraisals as the ruling body counts down to leadership changes across the country and the start of the next five-year plan.
In a campaign that will continue until July, officials from the county level up have been told to correct any deviations from the “correct” line in their own duties and in assessments of those under their watch.
In an article on Wednesday, state news agency Xinhua suggested that breaches of this...
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Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz travelled to Beijing with a delicate brief: vouch for a shrinking slice of big German firms still bullish on China, while defending the growing number being squeezed.
On day one of his first official visit, Merz trod the line carefully – voicing openness to resetting beleaguered bilateral ties, even while gently nudging his hosts on bugbears including subsidies, currency devaluation and Russia.
A day of meetings with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, President Xi...
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China widened its lead over South Korea in critical technologies in recent years, according to an official review by Seoul’s science ministry, as Beijing doubles down on strategic investment in advanced research.
The expanding gap underscores the need for both countries to move beyond zero-sum competition and deepen cooperation in economic and technological development, according to analysts.
Quantifying this trend, the latest technology-level assessment from the South Korean Ministry of Science...
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A Chinese father who, after divorcing, confiscated more than 80,000 yuan (US$11,500) of his son’s Chinese New Year “red envelope” money to cover the expense of a new marriage ceremony, has lost a lawsuit that demanded he return the full amount.
The boy, 10, who is known as Xiaohui, comes from Zhengzhou in Henan province, northern China, and has been living with his father since his parents divorced two years ago.
Over the years, Xiaohui had accumulated more than 80,000 yuan in Chinese New Year...
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Hong Kong’s finance chief on Wednesday lived up to his credentials as a chartered accountant when he produced a surprisingly robust budget, flush with surpluses and full of initiatives to be funded through substantial means at his disposal.
One significant initiative is a rare move to dip into the Exchange Fund, the government’s main investment arm and de facto sovereign wealth fund, traditionally used to defend the currency peg to the US dollar, to finance infrastructure development.
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It began with a late-night declaration of martial law and has ended, for now, with a gavel. In the 443 days between those two moments, South Korea’s democracy was tested in ways most countries never experience.
Citizens formed human chains to block troops from reaching the National Assembly. Lawmakers rushed through corridors in the dead of night to kill the martial law decree by vote. The Constitutional Court upheld a president’s impeachment.
Millions took to the streets in protest. A new...
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Hilary Knight, captain of the victorious US women’s Olympic ice hockey team, said Wednesday it was unfortunate that a “distasteful joke” by President Donald Trump had overshadowed the achievements of US athletes at the Milan-Cortina Games.
The US men’s ice hockey team took a congratulatory call from Trump as they celebrated their gold medal victory over Canada. The president invited them to his State of the Union address and added he would have to ask the triumphant women’s team as well or risk...
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Washington will keep China tariffs at their current level as the Trump administration seeks “continuity” after the Supreme Court struck down the levies it imposed last year, according to US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, weeks ahead of a high-stakes meeting between the two countries’ leaders.
The US will keep in place current China tariffs, which have varied from 35 per cent to 50 per cent depending on the product, since the countries “de-escalated” the trade war last year, Greer said on...
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Weee, an online grocer specialising in Asian and Latino goods, is betting that America’s appetite for ethnic food and grocery delivery will outlast a sharp drop in immigration, with its founder forecasting years of double-digit growth even as the Trump administration tightens border controls.
The San Francisco-based company has seen its annual revenue grow at about 30 to 40 per cent from 2023 to 2025, and is expecting to expand at the same pace in the next five to 10 years, founder and CEO Larry...
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South Korean retail investors, known for their aggressive trading style, are ramping up exposure to Chinese artificial intelligence-related stocks, even as their home market ranks among the world’s top performers.
Data from SEIBro, a portal operated by the Korea Securities Depository, showed that South Korean retail investors bought US$507 million worth of Hong Kong-listed shares and US$154 million of mainland-listed shares between January 2 and Monday.
The data showed that total purchases had...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that he and US President Donald Trump agreed that the next session of trilateral talks in March on a war settlement should lead to a meeting of the countries’ leaders.
Zelensky, speaking after a phone conversation with Trump, said the three-sided talks with Russia and the United States would take place early next month. US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner also took part in the phone call.
“We expect this meeting to create an...
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Cuba’s coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cuban coast on Wednesday, the interior ministry in Havana said.
The “illegal” Florida-registered boat was detected one nautical mile from Falcones Cay in Villa Clara province, the ministry said in a brief statement.
As a coastguard vessel approached to identify the boat “shots were fired from the boat”, injuring the commander of the Cuban vessel, the ministry...
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Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers has resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday.
Summers, who ran the US Treasury under former president Bill Clinton, was revealed in the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice to have had extensive exchanges with the now-deceased financier.
Clinton will testify before a congressional committee on Epstein on Friday while his...
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The Pentagon plans to spend an additional US$12.6 billion to improve surveillance of China’s military manoeuvres, submarines and satellites as the US tries to counter the “unprecedented Chinese military build-up” in Asia, according to a budget document sent to Congress.
The funds, approved by Congress outside the normal budget process, are designed to improve US military readiness, offensive cyber capabilities and surveillance efforts across the Indo-Pacific. It will also help expand operations...
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The Hong Kong government has produced a consolidated surplus earlier than expected, its first in four years, ahead of a rare transfer into coffers from the Exchange Fund and other sources.
Wednesday’s budget pointed to fund transfers of HK$127.83 billion (US$16.35 billion) and an 11.1 per cent jump in government revenues contributing to another surplus for 2026-27, on top of the one for the 2025-26 financial year.
“We will bring back about HK$15.8 billion from funds established outside the...
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Achievements of the Hong Kong Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan
In 2016, the Government launched the Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP), working in concert with all sectors of the community to protect Hong Kong's precious ecological resources and advance sustainable development.
The initial phase of the BSAP has yielded significant achievements, including the designation of new marine and country parks to...
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Mars is not what it used to be. Once warm, watery, and blanketed by a thick atmosphere, today the Red Planet is cold, dry, and draped by a thin atmospheric veil. The main culprit is a relentless stream of particles from the Sun, known as the solar wind. Over billions of years, the solar wind has stripped away […]
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Editor’s note: This release was updated Thursday, Feb. 26 to reflect the effective date of the leadership changes. On Thursday, NASA announced Joel Montalbano will serve as the acting associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) at NASA Headquarters in Washington, and Dana Hutcherson will serve as the acting program manager of the Commercial Crew Program, effective […]
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Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks.
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The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and challenges. While the panel acknowledged NASA’s safety achievements, it warned that the agency’s biggest challenges stem from interconnected factors – workforce, acquisition, technical authority, budgets, and the growing complexity of human spaceflight – requiring sustained attention as missions become more ambitious. “Independent […]
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In late February, people in the Northern Hemisphere can look up for a special sight: six planets will all be visible from clear and dark night skies. New sonifications from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory released Feb. 25 will help commemorate this latest “planetary parade.” Because the planets in our solar system travel around the Sun […]
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In fintech or wealthtech products, people constantly need quick market context. They need to know why a particular stock moved, what changed recently, or what they should watch next. This usually beco
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A REST API documentation is a guide that explains how clients can make use of the REST APIs in an application. It details the available endpoints, how to send requests and what responses to expect. It
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University of Padua employee fractured ankle when getting up to fetch documents during video meeting
An Italian woman who fell and broke her ankle while working from home has obtained compensation in an unprecedented court ruling hailed a victory for workers’ rights.
In April 2022, the woman, an employee in the University of Padua’s law department, fractured her ankle in two places. The injury, which happened during a Zoom meeting where she fell after she got up from her desk to fetch documents, required surgery and treatment lasting more than four months.
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Wendy Faith and Alesi Diana Denise were taken into custody under laws that have outraged LGBTQ+ community and rights activists
Two women have been arrested and detained in Uganda after allegedly kissing in public, an act of “same-sex activity” which can lead to a life sentence in the east African country..
Wendy Faith, a 22-year-old musician known as Torrero Bae, and Alesi Diana Denise, 21, were taken into custody after police raided their rented room in Uganda’s north-west Arua City last week.
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Advocate for gambling reform reiterates calls for regulator and ban on ads
Reverend Tim Costello, the chief advocate for the Alliance for Gambling Reform, spoke to RN Breakfast this morning about efforts to combat gambling, including the rollout of BetStop, a self-exclusion register.
We are literally saturated. You know, sadly, gambling companies now even own our kids …
Right at the moment, you have the farcical situation that under 16, you can’t be on social media, which I support. But they’re inundated with gambling ads online, on TV. 900,000 of young Australians gambled last year, even though it’s illegal now.
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Former airline pilot faces retrial over death of 73-year-old Carol Clay in 2020
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A former airline pilot accused of killing a camper should be released on bail to live with his son ahead of an application for a permanent stay in the case, a Victorian court has heard.
Former Jetstar pilot Gregory Lynn appeared in the Victorian supreme court on Thursday as his lawyers argued that he should be freed from custody for the first time in almost three years.
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Alerts to be sent for bushfires, floods, biosecurity threats and other events which put lives at risk
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Australians will soon receive intrusive alerts on their smartphones to warn of impending emergencies as governments overhaul warning systems for natural disasters and other serious events.
The $132m AusAlert system will be rolled out through a series of trials from June, replacing state-based text messaging systems which often struggle because of demand in major emergencies.
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Rare clash off island’s coast took place amid US oil embargo and heightened tensions between two countries
Cuban forces killed four exiles and wounded six others who sailed into its waters onboard a Florida-registered speedboat and opened fire on a Cuban patrol, the country’s government said, at a time of heightened tensions with the US.
Cuba’s interior ministry said the group was comprised of anti-government Cubans, some of whom were previously wanted for plotting attacks. They came from the US dressed in camouflage and armed with assault rifles, handguns, homemade explosives, ballistic vests and telescopic sights, it said.
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PM clarifies remark but says he disagrees with some language the 2021 Australian of the Year has used
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Grace Tame has said “we all know what you meant” after Anthony Albanese claimed he meant to describe her “difficult life” when he labelled her “difficult”.
Speaking in Melbourne on Thursday morning, the prime minister said he had not meant to describe Tame as “difficult” at a News Corp event on Wednesday, when he was asked to describe public figures in one word. Instead he meant that her life had been “difficult”, he said.
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Australia advises dependants of officials in Israel and Lebanon to leave amid vast US military buildup in the region
More countries have told citizens to leave Iran and the surrounding region as airlines scale back flights amid mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran.
As a day of critical talks over Iran’s nuclear programme was set to begin, and as a vast US military buildup continued in the Middle East, the Trump administration warned of drastic consequences if Iranian negotiators failed to make significant concessions.
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Actor, who was diagnosed with MS in 2021, says taking her 15-year-old daughter to school has become her ‘favourite thing to do’
Christina Applegate has revealed that she is now largely confined to her bed, five years after she was diagnosed as having multiple sclerosis.
In an interview with People magazine before the release of her memoir, the 54-year-old actor said she spends a lot of her days in bed due to the pain that comes with movement.
The Guardian will run an extract from Christina Applegate’s memoir, You With the Sad Eyes, on 28 February
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Exclusive: Former New Zealand PM ‘based out of Australia’, according to spokesperson, after rumours she was looking for houses in Sydney
The former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern is living in Australia with her family, a spokesperson has confirmed.
“The family has been travelling for a few years now,” her office told the Guardian.
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From racism to staff shortages, the interim report found a host of deep-rooted issues affecting women and babies
NHS maternity units often cover up harmful errors in childbirth, report finds
Cruel comments, racism and cover-ups: key findings from England’s maternity care report
On Thursday, a damning interim report published after a national investigation into England’s maternity services found deep-rooted issues affecting women and their babies, including insensitivity from maternity staff, racism and discrimination, and chronic staff shortages. Below is an exploration of what led to the report and what happens next.
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Updated guidance from Crown Prosecution Service covers forms of spiritual and immigration abuse for first time
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published new guidance for its lawyers to help tackle “honour”-based abuse, with spiritual and immigration abuse included for the first time.
The guidance was updated to reflect growing concerns around evolving forms of abuse and to tackle what the CPS described as “emerging harmful practices”.
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Tehran insists deal is possible if Trump abides by preconditions agreed with Witkoff and Kushner
Iran enters critical talks on its nuclear programme with the US on Thursday, insisting a deal is in reach as long as Washington sticks by its willingness to concede Iran’s symbolic right to enrich uranium, allow Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and not to impose controls on Iran’s ballistic missile programme.
The three preconditions for success are seen as critical by Iranian diplomats, but it remains unclear whether Trump accepts these parameters.
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Peter Kyle signs cooperation deal on competition and says it is not a case of being nostalgic for pre-Brexit past
The British public are “not nostalgic” for the pre-Brexit past but are pragmatic and want to move forward and “deepen” ties with the EU on trade and the economy, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, has said.
Signing an agreement in Brussels to cooperate closely on competition issues, Kyle said he thought the deal was “a real vindication of the reset and the relationships that have emerged between the EU and the UK” since Labour came to power.
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Emergency meeting called to discuss festival’s ‘future direction’ after series of controversies
The organisation that manages the Berlin film festival is to meet for talks amid reports that its American director faces dismissal after a series of rows over Gaza.
In a statement on Wednesday, the office of Germany’s federal government commissioner for culture and media said the emergency meeting on Thursday had been called to debate the “future direction of the Berlinale”.
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João Francisco Inácio Brazão and Domingos Inácio Brazão sentenced for murder of Marielle Franco, a gay Black woman and rising political star
Two influential Brazilian politician brothers have been convicted by Brazil’s supreme court of ordering the murder of Marielle Franco, the Rio de Janeiro city councillor, nearly eight years ago.
João Francisco Inácio Brazão, the former congressman known as Chiquinho, and the former adviser to Rio’s court of auditors Domingos Inácio Brazão were sentenced to 76 years and three months in prison for the murders of Franco, 38, and her driver, Anderson Gomes, 39.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was looking to repair the Druzhba oil pipeline but “it was not so fast,” Reuters reported.
Shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia have been cut off since 27 January, when Kyiv says a Russian strike hit pipeline equipment in western Ukraine.
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Israel welcomes move described by Palestinian Authority as undermining possibility of an independent state
The US will provide on-site consular services in two Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank for the first time, breaking with previous policy, in a move that has been criticised by Palestinian officials as “a clear violation of international law”.
In a post on X, the US embassy in Jerusalem said that as part of an initiative to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence, it would provide Americans with routine passport services in the West Bank settlement of Efrat on Friday “for one day only”.
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Big banks forecast £247bn of gilt issuance in coming fiscal year amid chancellor’s drive to rein in borrowing
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There is a strong case for European companies to be listed in Europe where analysts and investors are closest to the story
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So much that once struck investors as ungodly suddenly looks redeemed
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Island’s authorities say four killed and six wounded after speedboat crossed into its waters and passengers opened fire
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Tehran is seeking to tempt Donald Trump with investments in its oil and gas reserves as it seeks to stave off an attack
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World’s largest derivatives exchanges blames ‘technical’ issues for its latest outage
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Manufacturing also hit by longstanding import taxes on critical components such as aluminium
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Last year’s $28.8tn increase was largely fuelled by government investment, according to the Institute of International Finance
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Government’s crypto Isa move ‘at risk of being a damp squib’
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UK fintech that is still awaiting key lending approvals chosen by regulator to test cryptocurrency
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Stars of the hit Netflix show talk about the importance of representation as part two of season four lands.
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Bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.
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Whether it's a Saturday job or your first full-time role, here are some expert tips to help you get on the career ladder.
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The Met's apology for revealing a source related to Lord Mandelson's arrest is prominent on Thursday's papers.
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Water super-heated by rocks will also provide the UK's first domestic supply of the critical mineral lithium.
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Former Australian of the Year Grace Tame said the word was a "misogynist's code for a woman who won't comply".
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Ukraine says a critical pipeline was closed after Russian strikes.
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The 78-year-old Lai, however, remains detained for a separate national security case.
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The passengers were armed and intended to "carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes", the Cuban government said.
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The 33-year-old will still face federal charges in the US and is due to appear in court on Thursday.
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A ban on new holiday homes sees more permanent residents but some say the policy harms tourism.
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Real Madrid's win against Benfica was a "victory for everyone who stands against racism", midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni says.
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The indirect negotiations are seen as a last-ditch effort to prevent a conflict, but the chances of a nuclear agreement are unclear.
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Introducing dedicated parking bays has not completely solved the issue.
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New evidence reveals what happened when 19 people were shot dead in Kathmandu last September.
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The German budget supermarket is a growing competitor among British supermarkets
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The interim report has identified problems "at every stage" of the maternity journey in England.
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Demand for Nvidia chips rose even as the company sets out to create AI products of its own.
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BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to Culiacán in northern Sinaloa state following an explosion in violence.
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The NYPD is looking for four people they say injured officers with snowballs, in behavior the commisioner called "disgraceful".
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Watch as Real Madrid head through to the last 16 in the Champions League after a 2-1 victory against Benfica.
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The Chancellor is trying to use this moment as a launching pad for a wider attempt to gee up consumer and business confidence.
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs he was acting "in good faith as is my duty and responsibility" as he felt information was "relevant".
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Daniel Dubois refuses a fist bump from world champion Fabio Wardley at a lively news conference in London to promote their world title fight in May.
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The third instalment is taking place in the Czech Republic after being held in Milton Keynes.
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There was "fierce bidding" for the photo which inspired the album artwork, the auction house says.
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Co-hosts Sri Lanka are out of the T20 World Cup after collapsing to a 61-run defeat by New Zealand in Colombo.
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Culiacán in northern Mexico has seen a surge in violence as rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel battle for control.
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JOHOR BARU: Police have received a report regarding fake videos allegedly using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to imitate His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia. Read full story
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KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in Sabah has increased to 3,617 as of noon on Thursday (Feb 26), compared to 2,288 this morning. Read full story
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KOTA KINABALU: Stretches of five roads in Beaufort are currently impassable to all vehicles, and rail services in the area have been disrupted following flooding caused by continuous heavy rain. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin will, for now, remain the Opposition chief in the Dewan Rakyat. Read full story
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KOTA KINABALU: The Danau Girang Field Centre (DGFC) has launched a two-year project to develop a practical strategy to reduce crocodile-human conflict in Sabah. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Local councils have no direct enforcement authority over abandoned vehicles in strata titled properties, says Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu. Read full story
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IPOH: The Sultan of Perak, Sultan Nazrin Shah, consented to receive tithe contributions amounting to RM7.87mil from seven corporate entities and one individual for Zakat Perak Al-Ridzuan (ZAPAR) at Istana Iskandariah, Bukit Chandan, Kuala Kangsar, on Wednesday (Feb 25) night. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: In a sweet post with photos of them from back in the day and now, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wished his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail a Happy Anniversary. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Action is needed to address the wild dog issue in Langkawi, as it could impact the island's tourism, says Datuk Mohd Suhaimi Abdullah (PN-Langkawi). Read full story
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The shortages centre on rare earths such as yttrium and scandium, which are produced almost entirely in China.
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The wing says the administrative fix fails to address differences in curriculum and grading between STPM, matriculation and foundation pathways.
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Foreign minister says the Malaysians have been asked to sign an indemnity clarifying the government’s responsibility if anything occurs.
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Setiausaha agung DAP berkata tidak logik untuk parti kerajaan bekerjasama di Parlimen, tetapi bersaing di peringkat negeri.
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Pemimpin Pemuda DAP Ho Chi Yang gesa KPT laksana reformasi menyeluruh dengan menyatukan standard kemasukan berasaskan merit, keadilan sosial dan keperluan.
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The German leader is accompanied by a large delegation of business leaders, including executives of auto giants Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes.
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Malcolm Turnbull said Australians would 'absolutely' back a system in which the head of state was instead elected by the parliament in Canberra.
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Salleh Said Keruak memberi amaran naratif berasaskan kaum dan agama boleh menggugat asas kepelbagaian serta keseimbangan sosial Sabah.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter Ju Ae featured prominently in state photos published to mark the closing stages of the Workers' Party congress.
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Salleh Said Keruak says narratives centred on race and religion risk disrupting Sabah’s plural foundations and social balance.
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Menteri Luar berkata mereka bagaimanapun telah diminta menandatangani surat aku janji serta indemniti.
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DAP secretary-general says it would be illogical for unity government parties to work side by side in Parliament but battle each other in state assemblies.
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Emails, scheduled meetings, investment projects, and loans attest to the disgraced New York financier's close relationship with Karim Wade, son of former Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade.
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Menteri Dalam Negeri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail berkata tangkapan itu dibuat kurang 24 jam selepas kejadian.
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The arrests were made less than 24 hours after the incident, says home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
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Kementerian Pendidikan menegaskan tidak akan berkompromi sebarang bentuk salah laku disiplin, termasuk gejala buli dan jenayah di institusi pendidikan.
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An explosion of AI interest has brought a surge of data centres to Malaysia, and increasingly Indonesia.
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Tech stocks rose strongly as investors favoured chipmakers over app and software firms in AI plays.
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Ketua Penerangan Bersatu berkata tindakan mempertahankan individu yang bukan lagi ahli parti dalam PN menepati definisi 'menyerang rakan sendiri'.
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The ruling was a surprise win for the pro-democracy media tycoon, who was sentenced to 20 years behind bars this month on collusion charges under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
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Ukraine accuses Russia of trying to freeze the population into submission with its most intense attacks on the energy network of the entire war.
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Bersatu information chief Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz claims that Hamzah Zainudin and his faction nationwide are launching attacks and spreading propaganda against the party.
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Mazlan Ali berkata PN sepatutnya tumpu kepada isu substantif menyentuh kepentingan rakyat untuk hadapi PRU16.
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Anak bongsu Hashim Jasin berkata jantung bapanya yang sangat lemah sekitar 35% sebelum ini, mula menunjukkan peningkatan.
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Former president Bill Clinton is scheduled to answer questions the following day from the Republican-led House Oversight Committee.
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Sama ada takdir tuhan atau tidak sengaja, nampaknya ‘Sandiwara’ memang sudah terkena.
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Kesemua mangsa daripada 935 keluarga itu kini ditempatkan di 10 pusat pemindahan sementara.
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Beaufort has the most evacuees, at 945 compared to just 395 last night.
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The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI eased to 1,744.33 and market breadth was negative, with losers outnumbering gainers 215 to 184.
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The negotiations in Geneva follow a US military build-up in the region and threats from Donald Trump to strike Iran if no deal is reached.
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Ini menjadikan keseluruhan lima sekolah ditutup sementara setakat ini, selepas SJKC Sengkang dan SJKC Kulai Besar.
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Fong Choong Fook cadang sekatan berasaskan risiko, manakala Sameer Kumar gesa Putrajaya gubal Rangka Kerja Tadbir Urus AI Nasional.
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Fong Choong Fook calls for risk-based restrictions, while Sameer Kumar urges Putrajaya to enact a National AI Governance Framework.
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The airline said revenue climbed 6.3% year-on-year to A$12.9 billion (US$9.2 billion) in the six months to Dec 31.
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Hashim Jasin’s daughter, Husna, says her father is now doing much better.
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The US dollar index slipped 0.17% to 97.675, reflecting continued softness in the greenback.
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From authentic Malay dishes to fancy desserts, here are five content creators whose food videos will leave you drooling.
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Rancangan Pendidikan Malaysia (RPM) 2026–2035 membawa anjakan daripada fokus lebih berkesan kepada akses pendidikan negara.
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The Malaysia Education Blueprint 2026–2035 shifts from a focus on expanding access to enhancing the effectiveness of the national education system.
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The treasury department's office responsible for enforcing sanctions has allegedly blocked the attorney from taking payment for the former president.
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The Frenchman was referring to the first leg match, which was overshadowed by alleged abuse aimed at Vinicius Junior.
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The blaze destroyed the entire house as well as three cars and three motorcycles.
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Tujuh pemain, satu pendengaran dan sistem yang diperiksa. Semasa prosiding CAS bermula, Malaysia menghadapi persoalan melangkaui isu kelayakan.
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Seven players, one hearing, and a system under scrutiny. As CAS proceedings begin, Malaysia faces questions that reach beyond eligibility.
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Early symptoms that mimic common ear and sinus conditions often lead to delayed diagnosis.
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The US announced on Wednesday that it would allow Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba's private sector for both commercial and humanitarian use.
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Captain Manuel Locatelli praised the team’s effort and backed the coach despite recent losses.
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Denis Bouanga has extended his contract with Los Angeles FC through 2028, with an option for the 2029–2030 Major League Soccer season.
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Polis berkata maklumat kebakaran itu diterima sekitar 3.35 pagi tadi.
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Adam Levy investigates why researchers are sometimes reluctant to disclose their plans to colleagues.
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A proof-of-concept study opens up an avenue for treating solid tumours that express low levels of a target antigen.
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The panel has been compared to the IPCC – the international panel whose research helped to shape landmark climate agreements.
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Scientists say the findings are a warning about the kinds of chemical that people are exposed to in the environment.
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Genomic analysis shows that interbreeding between female Neanderthals and human males was less common than the opposite combination.
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Six pregnant women participated in a small trial in which placenta-derived stem cells were applied to fetal spinal cords and the treatment was found to be safe.
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Acetate helps the female rodents form memories but is less effective in males.
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Certain nutrients critical for human health lack the shelf life needed to span multi-year missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA’s BioNutrients-3 is part of an experiment series testing ways to use microorganisms to produce these nutrients in space and on demand. The on-demand nature of this experiment is similar to making nutrient-dense fermented […]
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Satellite-based radar images show where a powerful earthquake in the Yukon, Canada, sent rock, snow, and ice spilling across the frozen landscapes of the St. Elias Mountains.
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Written by Diana Hayes, Graduate student at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 This has been a pretty routine week for Curiosity. As was mentioned last week, we’re now in the final phase of the boxwork exploration campaign. We’re currently making our way toward the eastern contact of the boxwork formation […]
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On April 8, 2024, volunteers participating in NASA’s Eclipse Megamovie citizen science project all around the United States hurried to photograph the solar eclipse with the latest, greatest equipment, capturing groundbreaking images of the Sun’s corona.
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Several witnesses jumped into action helping both drivers get to safety while others directed traffic, according to police.
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The next round of talks between the US and Iran in Geneva on Thursday could be decisive in the president's decision-making.
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Natalie McNally was 15 weeks pregnant when she died at her home in Lurgan in December 2022
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Anthony Albanese was evacuated from his official residence for several hours.
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The BBC's Anthony Zurcher was in the chamber as the US president delivered a lengthy sales pitch to the nation.
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Friedrich Merz said it would be a mistake to "decouple" Germany from China shortly before boarding a plane to Beijing.
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It was quite a moment when Sir Chris Bryant called the former prince "rude, arrogant and entitled" in the House of Commons, the BBC's political editor writes.
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The BBC speaks to Guadalajara residents days after cartel members sought to avenge the killing of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera.
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The allegations came days after Patel was seen celebrating in Italy with the men's USA hockey team after their Olympics win.
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Lord Mandelson features on a number of front pages on Wednesday, following his arrest and subsequent release earlier this week.
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The government has unveiled its long-awaited plans for reforming SEND provision in England - but what do those most impacted make of the changes?
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Intensified attacks in the Kordofan region have led to mass casualties as peace remains elusive.
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Lucinda Ritchie, who has full mental capacity, was transferred from a hospital bed despite her refusal.
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Italian clubs are on the brink of a historic Champions League embarrassment, with the prospect of none making the last 16.
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Jacob Murphy says Newcastle will relish whoever they face in the Champions League last 16 after progressing via the play-offs.
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Joint operations were postponed after the main supplier suffered a critical incident at its plant.
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From 25 February, a new system will come into force which will affect many people, including British dual nationals.
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Changes announced in the Budget mean domestic energy prices should fall sharply in April.
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Local authorities blame the delays on a lack of funding and a shortage of bin lorries.
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Bodo/Glimt knock out last year's finalists Inter Milan in one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history and now the team from the Arctic Circle is dreaming of how far they can go after reaching last 16.
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Kyren Wilson makes a trick shot on the final black to win his match against Liu Hongyu at the Welsh Open.
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West Bromwich Albion sack head coach Eric Ramsay after only nine games in charge at The Hawthorns.
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In major vote Senedd backs legislation which could allow for terminally ill people to end their lives.
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Christian Horner says Max Verstappen and his camp were "not responsible" for his exit from Red Bull in 2025.
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After an immature winter, Harry Brook's mature and majestic century against Pakistan proved he is England's leader for the future, writes Matthew Henry.
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In the Commons, MPs shared their personal experiences of meeting the former prince – all of them were resoundingly negative.
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How high will temperatures reach and how long will stay mild? Darren Bett has the details.
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The peer's lawyers say there is no truth in the suggestion he was planning to leave the UK.
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Rebecca Ableman was struck on the head by crane equipment dangling from a lorry, a court hears.
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The justice secretary says every crown court in England and Wales will be funded to hear as many cases as possible next year.
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Long-awaited detail of funding for environmental farming schemes is announced at the NFU conference.
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Enzo Conticello stole a handbag, containing the items, in Soho, Southwark Crown Court hears.
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Adam and Chris speak to the Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary.
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Casey Means holds no active medical license and promotes alternative medicine.
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CEO was summoned to Washington after trying to limit military use of its technology.
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Spare a thought for the intrepid graduate students who spent last summer in Africa collecting chimp urine.
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WBD's board is still reviewing the offer.
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Coal makes a bit of a comeback, if only by accident.
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DJI lawsuit says company has been "severely harmed by the FCC’s ruling."
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UK agency alleges "Reddit failed to apply any robust age assurance mechanism."
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Apple is still working to get favorable tariff treatment from the Trump administration.
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Stories and lesson learned from an impossibly large community modding project.
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Nissan imported some Qashqais from Europe so we could sample the hybrid system.
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Bill Gates has admitted making a “huge mistake” in associating with Jeffrey Epstein, telling staff at his charity foundation that he had affairs with two Russian women but denying involvement in the disgraced financier’s crimes.
The Microsoft co-founder is among the prominent names appearing in documents released by the US Justice Department that revealed close friendships, illicit financial dealings and private photos with convicted sex offender Epstein.
In a town hall on Tuesday with staff at...
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A new government committee tasked with reviewing Hong Kong’s tax policies will consider updating them to allow for levies on the virtual asset sector and selected emerging industries, while providing incentives to attract business and investment, the South China Morning Post has learned.
The SCMP learned of the development on Wednesday as experts called for Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po to regard the new Advisory Committee on Tax Policy, which he will chair, as an opportunity to conduct a...
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Hong Kong will establish the first national manufacturing innovation centre outside mainland China and a high-level steering committee to spearhead AI development, the finance chief has said, as the city seeks to align with the country’s 15th five-year plan.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also unveiled a citywide artificial intelligence (AI) literacy drive in Wednesday’s budget, earmarking funds for various organisations to set up courses on the technology.
“We must embrace the 15th...
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Canada’s aviation regulator certified the remaining Gulfstream private jet models that US President Donald Trump asked it to approve, a move which let the White House claim a win in its trade dispute with Canada.
The certifications of Gulfstream’s GVIII-700 and GVIII-800 models, the largest business aircraft made by the unit of General Dynamics, were issued on Monday by Transport Canada.
Trump said on January 29 that Canada had “wrongfully, illegally” refused to certify Gulfstream jets. Unless...
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Hong Kong is betting big on innovation, artificial intelligence and redoubling its focus on its international financial centre role as it aligns its economic future with the country’s development goals, the financial secretary has said while unveiling a budget allocating billions of dollars to these sectors.
Paul Chan Mo-po on Wednesday spotlighted the development of the Northern Metropolis megaproject and San Tin Technopole as the cornerstones of Hong Kong’s innovation and technology (I&T)...
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A Chinese private company has drawn the attention of security watchers after detailing US military deployments near Iran, a move experts say underlines Beijing’s intelligence abilities.
MizarVision, a Chinese commercial intelligence analysis firm, has consistently published monitoring posts regarding American military movements on social media over the past two years.
But it has attracted fresh attention in the past month with an increase in the frequency and granularity of its posts and by...
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Hong Kong’s government investment agency will take on a bigger role in attracting commercial property investment while advancing the establishment of an alliance focused on Chinese-developed RISC-V chips, as the financial secretary pledged additional funding to the corporation in Wednesday’s budget speech.
The Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), which manages HK$62 billion (US$8 billion) in government funds, described its new role as a means to ‘encourage businesses to take root’ in the...
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Ali Shamkhani, who taunted Israel after being pulled alive from the rubble of his Tehran home following a strike in June 2025, has survived at the centre of Iranian policymaking during its most testing military confrontations and diplomatic endeavours.
The 70-year-old former Revolutionary Guard commander is a trusted adviser to Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in a high-stakes stand-off with the US that could determine whether the Islamic Republic, born from revolution in 1979, survives...
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A US judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit accusing Northwestern University of mistreating Chinese-American neuroscientist Jane Wu before her suicide, allowing the case to move ahead.
The ruling on Tuesday rejected the university’s request for dismissal and means one of the most consequential cases related to the now-defunct “China Initiative” will proceed into a more substantive phase, with the next hearing set for mid-May.
Wu’s family alleges the former Dr Charles L. Mix research professor...
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The new year is not off to a good start. In January, US president Donald Trump ordered the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and now there is a massive US military build-up in the Middle East, apparently aimed at Iran. One aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the region, with another one on the way.
However, there does appear to be a silver lining to the stand-off. Unlike last year, when US bombers struck Iranian nuclear facilities during the conflict between Iran and...
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Hong Kong is aiming to sharpen its competitive edge as an offshore yuan hub, an asset and wealth management base, and a digital-asset front runner under Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po’s budget released on Wednesday.
Market participants largely welcomed Hong Kong’s renewed push to strengthen its position as an international financial centre, after Chan highlighted the city’s unique role in driving the yuan’s internationalisation and capital account opening.
The initiative comes as Beijing...
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US private equity firm General Atlantic is selling an equity stake in TikTok owner ByteDance in a deal that raises its valuation of the private Chinese company to US$550 billion, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing two unnamed sources.
The deal, still pending, confirms a previous report by the South China Morning Post in December that ByteDance’s valuation had surged to US$500 billion on the private market, up from US$400 billion as recently as the second quarter of 2025.
General Atlantic...
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A reported threat by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the North American trade pact could push Canada closer to China, analysts say, even as his new global 15 per cent tariff has little immediate impact due to existing trade agreements.
Washington, Ottawa and Mexico City are set to renegotiate terms of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) before a possible extension on July 1. Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that Trump was quietly considering exiting the trade deal –...
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Hong Kong’s finance chief has set aside HK$30 billion (US$3.8 billion) to kick-start the Northern Metropolis in his latest budget, aiming to accelerate the megaproject through the government’s partnership with developers and tech enterprises.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po announced on Wednesday that three companies overseeing the Hetao Hong Kong Park, the San Tin Technopole and the Hung Shui Kiu Industrial Park, all part of the megaproject, would each receive HK$10 billion, using...
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Chinese open-source artificial intelligence models, led by those from MiniMax AI and Moonshot AI, have topped global token usage, ending a year of market dominance for US developers, according to data from OpenRouter.
Online AI hosting platform OpenRouter’s latest ranking reflected the increased international demand for Chinese open-source models on its site following a series of new releases.
Launched around two weeks ago, the M2.5 from Shanghai-based MiniMax emerged as the most popular AI...
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China and the Philippines may soon start joint coastguard patrols in the South China Sea after years of tensions over the disputed waters, according to a Philippine senator.
Erwin Tulfo, chairman of the Senate’s foreign relations committee, met Chinese ambassador Jing Quan on Monday, and said afterwards that the two countries’ coastguards were expected to sign a memorandum of agreement by the end of March.
He added that rather than “having disputes there … there will be cooperation”, such as...
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The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen has handed in a glowing report card of technological and economic development, surpassing Shanghai and Beijing as the nation’s largest manufacturing and exporting city while solidifying a lead in artificial intelligence and start-up cultivation, its mayor has revealed.
Shenzhen’s economy grew from 2.83 trillion yuan in 2020 to 3.87 trillion yuan (US$560 billion) in 2025. The city’s annualised growth rate of 5.5 per cent over that period also...
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US President Donald Trump delivered his first official State of Union address of his second term on Tuesday night, defending his policies and touting his administration’s biggest achievements since his return to the White House.
In the longest speech of its kind, Trump spoke of a “golden age of America”, saying “America is respected again, perhaps like never before”.
The American leader is grappling with a series of challenges, including rising economic woes, mounting foreign policy tensions and...
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HSBC Holdings, the largest banking group in Europe and Hong Kong by assets, on Wednesday reported a 7 per cent decline in profit last year, as bad debt in commercial property and lawsuits related to the Bernard Madoff fraud case offset strong growth in its wealth business.
Pre-tax profit in 2025 dropped to US$29.9 billion from US$32.3 billion a year earlier, or US$1.21 per share, the lender said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. The result was higher than analysts’ estimates of...
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The news rippled through Malaysian social media with something close to glee.
Nick Adams, the Australian-born, self-described “alpha male” whom US President Donald Trump had nominated as ambassador to Kuala Lumpur, was not coming after all.
“They do listen sometimes,” said Muhammad Izuan Ahmad Kasim, a youth leader from the People’s Justice Party who had been among the dozens who marched to the US embassy last July demanding Washington reconsider the appointment.
Adams himself offered a very...
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This story was published on February 25, 1986.
Marcos on brink of Manila turmoil
From Harvey Stockwin
The Philippine capital Manila was last night (February 24, 1986) in revolutionary turmoil as a people’s government led by Corazon Aquino sought to take over the country backed by a massive demonstration of non-violence by hundreds of thousands of unarmed supporters.
But President Ferdinand Marcos clung to the illusion that he is still in control.
Yesterday evening he effectively declared war on...
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The mayor of New Zealand’s capital city took an afternoon dip on Wednesday hoping to assuage public fears after a breakdown at a local waste water treatment plant pumped raw sewage into the ocean and sprayed faecal matter on coastal homes.
Millions of litres of raw sewage have flowed into the waters off Wellington’s picturesque south coast beaches since the breakdown of the Moa Point facility on February 4.
Sporting swimming trunks and a rash guard shirt, Mayor Andrew Little dived face first...
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Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan Mo-po is unveiling his latest budget on Wednesday, revealing an earlier-than-expected operating surplus after three years of deficits.
While the improved fiscal position – driven by a stock market boom – has sparked calls for more sweeteners in this year’s financial blueprint, Chan has sought to manage public expectations by...
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Norway’s former prime minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been admitted to hospital due to the stress caused by the Epstein scandal, the NTB news agency and others cited his lawyer as saying on Tuesday.
Jagland is one of the most prominent figures to have been implicated by the release of files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Norwegian authorities are investigating allegations of serious corruption.
The former top politician is said to have stayed at Epstein’s apartments in Paris and New...
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All eyes on Wednesday will be on how the government plans to give a big push to its latest investment darling, the Hong Kong Investment Corporation, its three-year-old vehicle that has yielded impressive early gains.
Sources told the South China Morning Post that HKIC would come up as a key highlight in Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po’s budget statement to be delivered on Wednesday.
It will be tasked to work closely with regional and international long-term capital to “guide investment...
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An American convicted of killing the mother of his then-pregnant teenage girlfriend at an Indonesian luxury hotel was deported on Tuesday after his early release from prison, immigration authorities said.
Tommy Schaefer, 32, was released last week from prison on the island of Bali and moved to an immigration detention facility there on Friday. He boarded a flight late on Tuesday bound for the United States, a local immigration official confirmed.
Schaefer is set to appear in a Chicago courtroom...
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Hong Kong police have launched an investigation into the death of a 23-year-old inspector who shot herself with a pistol inside the Kwun Tong police station.
The force said the inspector, who was attached to the Patrol Sub-unit of the Kwun Tong District, shot herself in the loading and unloading area of the police station at about 7.45am on Wednesday.
Local media reported that Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming was seen at the station after the incident to assess the situation.
An initial...
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US President Donald Trump delivered the traditional State of the Union address to a divided Congress, reviewing his first year in office and outlining priorities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
In the longest speech of its kind, Trump spoke of a “golden age of America”, saying...
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Hundreds of AI-generated Chinese-language YouTube videos have been targeting Singapore and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as part of an ongoing disinformation campaign.
Seven in 10 videos attack Wong specifically, fabricating narratives about his leadership role being under threat and spreading conspiracy theories about political infighting in Singapore.
The videos have racked up millions of views since surfacing late last year, though experts suggested that bot traffic or automation could be...
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It has been a sad time for the legions of fans of Noam Chomsky, having to see their hero in a photo hobnobbing with the late paedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein inside the latter’s private jet.
The picture and their email exchanges were part of millions of pages released by the US Justice Department from its so-called Epstein files. So far, the most high-profile fallouts have been, understandably, the arrest of the former Prince Andrew, the public disgrace of British Labour Party...
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A Chinese company and its boss have gone viral on mainland social media for distributing 180 million yuan (US$26 million) in year-end bonuses out of 270 million yuan in profits, sparking widespread envy among netizens.
On February 13, Henan Kuangshan Crane Co., Ltd. held its annual company gala, during which more than 60 million yuan (US$8.7 million) in cash bonuses were distributed on site.
At the event, 800 banquet tables were set up to accommodate around 7,000 people.
Employees were invited...
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Just hours apart on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, two congressional hearings laid bare the United States’ calibrated yet deeply sceptical approach to China, with senior officials stressing the pursuit of stable ties without trust and highlighting alleged Chinese efforts to steal or circumvent US technology restrictions.
The officials’ appearances before Congress reflected bipartisan concern and underscored persistent tensions over trade and advanced technologies such as semiconductors, ahead of US...
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Hong Kong’s finance chief will earmark substantial funds for a new innovation hub near the border with mainland China and include incentives to attract more aerospace players to the city in his budget, government sources have said.
Highlighting innovation as a key theme of Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po’s budget speech to be delivered on Wednesday, the insiders told the South China Morning Post that the blueprint would provide significant impetus to the new San Tin Technopole.
The...
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Brazil’s dismissal of the idea of a Brics currency signals that the bloc may continue to pursue less politically fraught monetary cooperation that stops short of challenging the US dollar’s dominance, such as swaps and seamless payment systems, according to analysts.
During Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s recent trip to India, Lula sought to downplay speculation that the 10-member grouping of developing nations was drafting plans for a shared currency.
In an interview with an...
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A Malaysian resort offering pangolin soup and meat for an “exquisite” experience for tourists is going to pay dearly after authorities swooped in on their illegal activities.
In an integrated crackdown dubbed “Ops Khazanah” on Monday, Sabah Wildlife Department (SWD) officials, together with the police, raided a resort in Semporna district after getting information that the operators were storing and serving the protected species.
“During the raid, a live pangolin as well as several pots...
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has secured for the first time separate court orders in Hong Kong and the UK to freeze HK$4.3 million (US$552,948) in assets belonging to three alleged insider traders – including a former Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) staffer – who have left the city.
The city’s Court of First Instance granted a worldwide interim injunction order against the trio – former HKEX listing division staffer Chan Ching-wa and his relatives Lam Cho-man and Chau...
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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po will deliver his annual budget on Wednesday, unveiling measures to accelerate the city’s economic recovery after balancing the books, amid mounting expectations for more “sweeteners” in the blueprint.
The 2026-27 budget also marks the government’s first major test in aligning the city with mainland China’s 15th five-year plan and unveiling long-term growth initiatives.
The South China Morning Post examines how political and economic factors will...
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A team of Chinese scientists has unveiled the world’s smallest and most energy-efficient transistor in a breakthrough poised to anchor the next generation of high-performance AI hardware.
The researchers achieved the feat in ferroelectric transistors (FeFETs), which function similarly to neurons in the human brain as they integrate memory and processing in a single unit, thereby reducing the time lost in data transfer.
In conventional semiconductor chips, data storage and computation occur in...
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US military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
An organisation that tracks ship movements said the vessel was the only tanker left to pursue after more than a dozen fled the coast of Venezuela following the capture of the South American country’s authoritarian then president, Nicolas Maduro.
The boarding is the 10th interdiction of an oil...
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The maxim, “The strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must”, attributed to the Athenian historian Thucydides, described the reality of world politics for millennia. Today there are forces that wish to see a return to a world where “might equals right”.
The European Union, born out of the ashes of war to secure lasting peace, stands for a different vision. We are convinced that the rules-based international order is a historic achievement. Despite not being perfect, this order and...
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New York police are investigating after officers were pelted with snowballs while responding to a massive snowball fight at Washington Square Park in Manhattan, as a winter storm blanketed the Northeast in snow.
A video of the fracas shows two uniformed officers pacing a walkway in the park on Monday as snowballs fly at them from all directions, hitting the officers and covering them in snow.
The officers, growing visibly frustrated, shoved at least two people to the ground as snowballs...
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The Louvre Museum’s director resigned on Tuesday after months of pressure following the October theft of the French crown jewels, as the world’s most visited museum faced widening scrutiny over security failures, labour unrest and a suspected ticket fraud scheme.
Laurence des Cars quit after a punishing year for the former royal palace - the high-profile jewels heist from the Apollo Gallery, a mid-February burst pipe near the Mona Lisa, water leaks damaging priceless books, staff walkouts and a...
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The European Union’s trade chief Maros Sefcovic has railed against the bloc’s glacial trade defences, warning that years-long probes and rigid rules will not protect the bloc from China’s increasingly fierce export machine.
Speaking in the European Parliament on Tuesday, Sefcovic lashed out at Beijing’s “unsustainable” trade surplus and called for an urgent overhaul of world trading rules to account for “overcapacities”, “unfair trade policies” and “state subsidies”.
He confirmed, meanwhile,...
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Russia accused Ukraine on Tuesday of trying to obtain a nuclear weapon with help from Britain and France, an allegation Kyiv called an absurd lie.
A French foreign ministry spokesman said the allegation was “blatant disinformation”. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “There’s no truth to this.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously criticised Kyiv’s decision to give up its former Soviet nuclear arsenal in the 1990s without obtaining proper, binding...
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Today show host Savannah Guthrie said her family is now offering a US$1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home more than three weeks ago.
Savannah Guthrie said on Tuesday that her family was still holding out for a miracle and hopes her mother will be found alive, but she also acknowledged that they realise it might be too late.
“She may already be gone,” Savannah Guthrie said in a social media post. “She may...
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Chinese drone maker DJI said on Tuesday that it had filed suit challenging the US Federal Communications Commission decision to bar imports of all of its new models and critical components.
The ban also includes products from Autel, another China-based drone maker.
DJI, the world’s largest drone maker, said in a statement it had challenged the FCC decision in the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
“It carelessly restricts DJI’s business in the US and summarily denies US customers access...
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Proposal approved by Modi government will bring official English name into line with Malayalam language
The Indian state of Kerala, known as “God’s own country” for its golden beaches and lush tea plantations, is to be given a new name.
Narendra Modi’s cabinet has approved a proposal to change the southern coastal state’s name from Kerala to Keralam. The move will bring the official English name into line with how it is pronounced in Malayalam, the primary language spoken by the state’s estimated population of 35 million.
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Leaked draft of $1bn memorandum of understanding reveals mandatory targets, sharing of data, and reported access to mining concessions
The US has been accused of “shameless exploitation” over a health financing agreement with Zambia worth more than $1bn (£740m), amid warnings that the country is getting a raw deal from the Trump administration.
A leaked draft of a five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two countries, seen by the Guardian, reveals that Zambia may accept terms worse than health financing agreements the US has reached with 16 other African countries.
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Tommy Schaefer released early from sentence for murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack and will face US federal charges
Indonesia has freed and deported a US man after he spent 11 years in prison for the premeditated murder of his then girlfriend’s mother on the tourist island of Bali, and he will now faces federal charges in the US.
Tommy Schaefer was sentenced to 18 years in prison in Bali for the 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the mother of Heather Mack, during a luxury holiday, in a case that became known as the Bali suitcase murder. Prosecutors allege the couple were trying to gain access to a $1.5m (£1.1m) trust fund.
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Opposition campaigners claim top figures in regime use state wealth to fund lifestyles counter to those they preach
Members of Iran’s ruling elite have been accused of brazen hypocrisy by allegedly using the state’s wealth to help to fund their adult children’s lives in the west while presiding over growing economic misery and repression at home.
Opposition campaigners made the accusation against some of the clerical regime’s most powerful figures as a military confrontation with the US appears increasingly likely. Donald Trump has deployed a vast armada in the Middle East and confirmed he is considering strikes.
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Surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni, Japan’s westernmost island
Japan will deploy missiles to a tiny island near Taiwan within five years, its defence minister has said, in a move that is likely to inflame tensions with China.
The surface-to-air missiles, which are capable of shooting down aircraft and ballistic missiles, will be located on Yonaguni – Japan’s westernmost island – by March 2031, Shinjiro Koizumi said.
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Bomb threat at the Lodge that forced Albanese’s evacuation linked to opposition to Chinese dance group
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Politico, a major US news company, is set to launch in Australia later this year.
The company announced a move into the Australian market and the launch of a new product called Canberra Playbook when parliament returns in the third quarter of 2026, after the winter recess.
POLITICO’s expansion to Australia will bring its signature ahead-of-the-curve, insider political and policy journalism to help the country’s most influential audiences cut through the noise in a vibrant democracy.
The expansion will further POLITICO’s mission of linking global power centers and help readers in North America and Europe understand the decisions made in Australia that affect them and vice versa.
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Abigail Spanberger, Virginia’s Democratic governor, delivers her party’s response to Trump and Republican lawmakers, telling voters ‘they’re making your life harder’
Democrats refuse to stand for Trump as Al Green ejected over ‘apes’ protest sign
Democrats hold counter-events during Trump’s State of the Union address: ‘These are not normal times’
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Erika Kirk, the widow of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk, will attend tonight’s State of the Union address as a special guest of the president.
After her husband was assassinated at a college event for his non-profit Turning Point USA, Erika Kirk took over the organization.
If he’s coming to our house, you got to be there. Otherwise, you let him own the house.
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Human remains suspected of being those of Baghsarian were found on Tuesday morning near a golf club in Pitt Town, on Sydney’s northwest fringe
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Two men have been arrested “in relation to the alleged kidnapping and murder of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian”, police have said.
New South Wales police said a man, 29, was arrested in Kenthurst and a man, 24, was arrested in Castle Hill. They were taken to Riverstone police station as inquiries continued. No charges had been laid as of Wednesday morning.
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UK Climate Change Committee voices concern over Scotland’s progress on decarbonising buildings and reliance on unproved technologies
Scotland has finally produced realistic short-term plans on cutting its climate emissions, but there is “real concern” about the credibility of its overall strategy, the UK’s climate policy watchdog has found.
Nigel Topping, the chair of the UK Climate Change Committee, said there were “flashing amber lights” about the quality and seriousness of some of the Scottish government’s medium- and long-term proposals to reach net zero by 2045.
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Zoopla says it is on target for highest number of new listings on its site in any February in a decade
Spring has come early to the UK housing market, with a surge in people listing their homes for sale as confidence returns to the sector, a report by the property website Zoopla found.
The site said this month was on course to record the highest number of newly listed homes for sale in any February for a decade.
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Secretary of state makes rare briefing to so-called ‘gang of eight’ as US deploys largest force of aircraft and warships to Middle East since 2003
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Marco Rubio delivered a rare briefing to top US lawmakers on Iran, just a few hours before Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to say that Tehran would never be allowed to develop nuclear weapons.
Amid the largest deployment of aircraft and warships to the Middle East since the 2003 buildup to the Iraq war, Trump said he wanted to solve the confrontation with Iran through diplomatic means while claiming that Tehran was seeking to develop ballistic missiles that could reach the US, without providing further details.
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Rebound in the country – which has been having demographic crisis – said to be partly because of 3.6 million born between 1991 and 1995 having children
South Korea recorded 254,500 births in 2025, the largest annual increase in 15 years, driven largely by a temporarily enlarged generation – known as “echo boomers” – now in their early thirties, alongside marriage rates recovering from Covid-era delays.
The country’s fertility rate – the average number of babies a woman is expected to have in her lifetime – rose to 0.80 from 0.75 last year, returning to the 0.8 range for the first time since 2021, according to provisional figures released by South Korea’s ministry of data and statistics on Wednesday.
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Texas Democrat removed for holding ‘Black people aren’t apes’ sign as colleagues stay seated while Republicans cheer
As dozens of their colleagues boycotted Trump’s State of the Union address, several of the Democrats in the House chamber on Tuesday night made their opposition to the president’s remarks clear.
Congressman Al Green was ejected from the speech almost immediately, marking the second year in a row he has been removed from the annual event. After being ordered out by House speaker Mike Johnson during last year’s speech for yelling responses as the president spoke, this year’s protest from the Texas representative was silent but pointed.
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Earnings report released on Wednesday shows supermarket made $859m net profit in past six months as higher prices hit shoppers
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Woolworths has reported a significant 16.4% rise in profit, helped by expanding its margins in its key supermarket business.
In its half-year earnings report released on Wednesday, Woolworths recorded an increase in underlying net profit to $859m over the six months to 4 January, up from $739m in the prior corresponding period.
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Four-day Caricom summit dominated by debate about US interventions in the region as military strikes against suspected drug boats continue
US interventions dominated speeches at a summit of 15 nations from the Caribbean and the Americas on Tuesday, as the region’s leaders met amid deadly military strikes against suspected drug boats and an oil blockade on Cuba.
During the opening ceremony of the four-day Caricom summit in St Kitts and Nevis, leaders of the regional bloc called for a strategic collaborations to deal with the impact of recent US policies.
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Dick Durbin accuses FBI chief of ‘irresponsible joyriding’ and says agency’s work marred by Patel’s poor decisions
A top Senate Democrat alleged on Tuesday that FBI director Kash Patel’s personal travel and decision-making have undermined high-profile investigations, citing a whistleblower report.
Senator Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate judiciary committee, wrote in a letter to two government watchdogs that Patel has “seemingly engaged in what amounts to irresponsible joyriding on DoJ and FBI-operated aircraft at the expense of the American taxpayer and to the detriment of ongoing bureau operations”.
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NSW Greens MLC Sue Higginson says the move could put public at risk of ‘violence, harm and death’
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NSW police will patrol high-profile public buildings, places of worship and protests with long-arm firearms after a unit created following the Bondi beach terror attack became permanent.
But the state Greens have criticised the Minns government for the move, saying it would not prevent the public from protesting and may place them at greater risk of harm or violence. Violence at a protest in Sydney against Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s controversial visit earlier this month promoted an independent probe into police conduct.
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Lawmakers gather on National Mall as politicians and celebrities including Robert De Niro and Mark Ruffalo gather at National Press Club
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Democrats held competing events on the evening of the State of the Union address across Washington where lawmakers boycotted the official event and protesters said they wanted to show the growing opposition to Donald Trump’s increasingly unpopular agenda.
On the National Mall, hundreds of people, including about 30 Democratic members of Congress, gathered for the “People’s State of the Union”, a counter-rally. Attendees held signs that read “No Money for ICE” and “Healthcare Not Warfare”. One person on stage carried a large poster with the photographs of the more than 30 people who had been killed in dealings with ICE since Trump took office in 2025.
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Critics say proposal to fold department into a new ‘mega ministry’ will dilute accountability and put nature protections at risk
New Zealand’s government is seeking to abolish its dedicated environment ministry to cut down on bureaucracy, a move critics say could dilute environmental protections.
Under the plan, the department would be folded into a new “mega-ministry” that will cover housing, urban development, transport, local government and the environment.
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Firefighters search for 39 people missing in debris after river burst and houses were swept away
Three firefighters pulled a man’s body from the mud amid the rubble of houses swept away in a landslide in south-eastern Brazil, where 30 people died and 39 were still missing on Tuesday after torrential rains.
A river in the state of Minas Gerais burst its banks and streets became raging currents of brown water after an overnight downpour in a region that has seen record rain this month.
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Government ignores pleas for a grace period before new rules come into force on Wednesday
British citizens with a second nationality risk being blocked from entering the UK from Wednesday, the Home Office has confirmed.
The government has decided to ignore pleas from families, the3million campaign group, the Liberal Democrats and the former Conservative cabinet minister David Davis for a grace period to allow British dual nationals to adapt to the new rules they face.
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Should legislation pass House of Lords, the matter will require another vote after May’s Welsh elections
Wales’s Senedd has voted in favour of implementing Westminster’s assisted dying bill, overcoming a constitutionally awkward situation that could have forced terminally ill people who wish to end their lives to travel to England or seek private provision.
In a debate stretching into Tuesday night in the Senedd’s newly expanded chamber, members voted 28 for and 23 against, with two abstentions. Should the legislation pass the House of Lords, the matter will require another Senedd vote after May’s Welsh elections.
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Sammy Azdoufal alerted New York-based outlet the Verge after he took control of DJI Romo devices around the world
A Spanish software engineer reportedly contacted a New York-based tech outlet recently to reveal he had remotely taken control of about 7,000 vacuums worldwide, in the process shedding light on a broad vulnerability with smart products, according to a cybersecurity expert.
The Verge reported that the situation came to light when Sammy Azdoufal was trying to reverse-engineer his new DJI Romo vacuum so that he could control it with his Playstation 5 gamepad.
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The Paris-born artist reinvented the synthesizer through meditative and feedback-drenched sonic explorations
The French composer and musique concrète pioneer Éliane Radigue has died at the age of 94.
“It is with immense sadness that we learn of the passing of Éliane Radigue at the age of 94,” the Paris-based experimental music center INA GRM posted on Instagram. “A major figure in musical creation has left us.”
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Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão accused of ordering shooting of Marielle Franco and her driver in 2018
Brazil’s supreme court has opened the trial of politicians accused of ordering the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro councillor Marielle Franco, a case that exposed deep ties between politics and organised crime in the city.
Franco, an activist who grew up in a favela and became an outspoken critic of Rio’s powerful militia groups, was 38 when she was shot dead in the city centre alongside her driver, Anderson Gomes.
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Laurence des Cars steps down days after parliamentary inquiry called Paris museum a ‘state within a state’
The president of the Louvre in Paris has resigned, four months after a gang of thieves broke into the museum’s Apollo gallery and made off with €88m (£76m) of Napoleonic jewellery in France’s most dramatic heist in decades.
Laurence des Cars, who had offered to step down in the immediate aftermath of the burglary, tendered her resignation to Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday in what the French president called “an act of responsibility”, the Elysée Palace said.
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Ursula von der Leyen talks up prospect of €90bn loan but appears cautious on timetable for Ukraine joining bloc
Zelenskyy says “we must be just as determined and strong as we were when the invasion began,” as “the threat hasn’t become smaller.”
He says Europe can only respond to this war working together with the US, even as he remarks it “is not an easy task to maintain transatlantic unity and cooperation in the current conditions.”
“So there must be no place in the free world for Russian oil, for Russian tankers, Russian banks, Russian sanctions …, schemes, or for any Russian war criminals. The time has come to fully ban all participants in Russia’s aggression from entire Europe.”
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The decisions of the US central bank can have a mixed impact on the domestic UK economy
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Market-moving distribution with zero disclosure
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Law ends practice that investors say helps owner families maintain control at expense of minority shareholders
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Academics favouring lower interest rates could challenge governor Kazuo Ueda’s efforts to normalise policy, analysts say
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Plus AMD and Meta
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When the Swedish fintech grows rapidly, short-term income goes down — as have its shares
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S&P software index ends day up 1.8% but remains down nearly 24% in 2026
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Oh, give my props to the writer. Price’s at an all-time low in the future
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AI boom or AI doom?
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FCA had attempted to stop parts of the financier’s legal arguments ahead of March trial
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Play stupid games, win partial compensation?
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Cuba is facing its worst economic crisis in 67 years. Blackouts and fuel shortages have worsened after President Trump tightened restrictions on oil. Our international correspondent Frances Robles talks with Katrin Bennhold about the current situation in Cuba.
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MELAKA: A male principal of an Islamic learning institution here has been remanded for five days to assist investigations into allegations that he solicited and received about RM10,000 in bribes to approve payment claims linked to the supply of meals. Read full story
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PETALING JAYA: Festive celebrations are increasingly becoming travel moments for Malaysians, with accommodation searches for Ramadan next year surging by more than 200%. Read full story
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KOTA KINABALU: Membakut became the latest district to be affected by floods in Sabah as of noon on Wednesday (Feb 25), following continuous rainfall from Tuesday. Read full story
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PETALING JAYA: The Communications Ministry has ordered an investigation and immediate action following a social media post showing the desecration of the Quran. Read full story
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PETALING JAYA: Several statues from a temple in Rawang have been moved without incident before the structure's scheduled demolition, police said. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Public roads built on government-owned land, especially main roads, should not be sold or transferred to private parties as they are national strategic assets and public property, the Dewan Rakyat heard. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: The Musang King durian is uniquely Malaysian and other countries cannot market their produce under the same name, says Mohamed Sabu. Read full story
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Brunei's trade surplus hits BND5.06bil in 2025; Malaysia largest source of imports Read full story
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Investment banks capitalised on volatility in 2025, with Barclays and Deutsche Bank leading the pack
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Ministers also planning to link patient data to benefit claims and employment statistics
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Tom Enders warns that any future national project risks becoming a ‘gigantic misallocation of resources’ for Berlin
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Easing the child penalty in the labour market could also increase fertility
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Changes are in stark contrast with rearmament push by European allies in face of growing geopolitical tensions
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Investor backlash against US markets appears to be real
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German chancellor enters debate over funding conventional weapons made by Rheinmetall vs defence start-ups
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Trump’s new 10% global duty has to apply ‘consistently’ to all countries, say legal experts
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Rightwing politician with immigrant background is polling strongly ahead of France’s local elections in March
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Fertiliser executives warn ‘there will be no green transition with red numbers’
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Multinationals move workers abroad and consider setting up overseas bases as they struggle with immigration restrictions
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Pledge to raise spending to 5% of GDP will boost manufacturers but could strain the budget
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Commodity-linked currencies acting as ‘canaries in coal mine’ for shift towards rises in borrowing costs
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Lawmakers briefed by Marco Rubio suggest new offensive on Islamic republic could be imminent
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David Luan will leave the company this week to ‘cook up something new’
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President uses State of the Union to scold Democrats and laud his administration’s military achievements
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S&P software index ends day up 1.8% but remains down nearly 24% in 2026
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor denounced in House of Commons as ‘rude, arrogant and entitled’ man
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Aaron Ago Dagang berkata kerajaan tidak berkompromi dalam isu melibatkan sensitiviti agama dan kaum.
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CEO Georges Elhedery noted strong performance in all businesses and continued momentum after decisive 2025 actions.
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Perbicaraan rayuan telah ditangguhkan kepada 2 Mac, berikutan ketidakhadiran Rosmah Mansor dari mahkamah selepas diberikan cuti sakit.
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New Delhi has steadily expanded cooperation with Israel across the defence, agriculture, technology and cybersecurity sectors.
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Tehran has short- and medium-range ballistic missiles up to 1,850 miles (3,000km), while the continental US is over 6,000 miles away.
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Spot gold was up 0.7% at US$5,181.95 per ounce as investors flocked to the safe-haven metal during Asian trading.
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Nasaruddin Nasir was shot at by two men on his way to perform the subuh prayers this morning, say Kedah police.
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Berlin and Beijing seek to deepen longstanding economic ties amid global disruption caused by Donald Trump’s tariff policies.
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Current talks on such an arrangement are currently at an informal level, says Iman Hascarya Kusumo.
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Appeal hearing has been postponed to March 2, due to Rosmah Mansor’s absence from court after being granted medical leave.
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Orang Melayu yang biasa akhirnya menanggung akibat pergaduhan kelompok atasan.
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Mohd Nasaruddin Mohd Nasir bagaimanapun terselamat dalam kejadian yang berlaku ketika dia menghala ke masjid untuk solat Subuh, kira-kira 5.40 pagi tadi.
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Mahkamah Tinggi berkata BPMB tidak mempunyai locus standi untuk saman penerima dana daripada pinjaman diberikan kepada sebuah syarikat telekomunikasi.
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SUPER is introducing its limited-edition Kurma 3-in-1 coffee in conjunction with Ramadan, alongside a contest with RM250,000 in prizes.
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Authorities have rejected international aid offers despite rebuilding costs rising beyond an estimated US$3.1 billion.
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A search and rescue operation was launched and the wreckage was located.
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New births in the Asian country started to rebound in 2024 on a post-pandemic boost supported by government policies, after eight consecutive years of declines.
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Penolong setiausaha agung PAS berkata isu seperti kedudukan dalam Parlimen dan jawatan ketua pembangkang wajar dibincangkan secara dalaman.
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The student is also being investigated by Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah for posting content touching on 3R issues.
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Bersatu secretary-general Azmin Ali says the vice-president will be tasked with restructuring the leadership of party divisions in the state.
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PAS's Syahir Sulaiman says national issues such as Malaysia's trade deal with the US should be the priority.
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Radio Free Europe reports that NHK’s Japan bureau chief was arrested and transferred to a prison in Tehran.
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US President Donald Trump boasts economic gains, Olympic success and a tough stance on Iran as he seeks to boost support ahead of midterms.
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The Spaniard capped a remarkable comeback from injury last year, winning his first championship since 2019.
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High Court says BPMB has no locus standi to sue the alleged recipients of funds from the loan given to a telecommunications company.
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Jelajah lima zon, tujuh lokasi seluruh negara, salur bantuan kewangan dan sumbangan makanan kepada pelajar serta komuniti institusi pendidikan.
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Some 2.5 million Nepalis work abroad to support their families, with no system for them to cast ballots at embassies, by mail or electronically.
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Pelantikan itu susulan peletakan jawatan Rahim Thamby Chik sebagai ketua Bersatu Melaka, semalam.
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Sultan Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah bertitah tanpa saluran sah, ia berpotensi mencetuskan salah faham serta ketegangan antara kaum dan agama.
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Al-Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah says the law is not meant to restrict or oppress, but to coordinate and ensure justice and harmony for all.
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Market participants brace for the US president's comments that could touch on policies from trade to affordability to Iran.
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's surprise stance adds to concerns over FX weakness and market-unfriendly policy shifts.
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Presiden Persatuan Kor Pegawai Bersara Angkatan Tentera Abdul Aziz Ibrahim berkata isu keluarga anggota terabai tidak timbul kerana ATM ada peraturan jelas mengenai kebajikan.
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Plans to replace Alexandria’s historic streetcars with light rail have sparked anger, as locals view the route as heritage.
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Firefighters use sniffer dogs to locate survivors as mudslides sweep homes away in hillside neighbourhoods of Juiz de Fora.
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The main index slips 2.35 points to 1,751.66 as investors turn cautious over trade outlook concerns.
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Jakarta's plan to send up to 8,000 men to the war-torn region is intended as a stabilisation effort, not a combat mission.
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The remote settlement of Kapisillit lacks emergency equipment, making heart attacks especially dangerous.
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The vote follows the tech giants' efforts over nearly a decade to diversify manufacturing into Vietnam, India, and the US.
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Universiti itu beri amaran tindakan tegas akan diambil terhadap pelajar yang didapati bersalah di bawah Kaedah Tatatertib Pelajar 2024.
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The Kospi passed the threshold in the opening minutes of trading, lifted by gains from South Korean chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK hynix.
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However, another analyst disagrees, saying the PAS veep should continue serving as Terengganu menteri besar as the state's success will boost his credentials.
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Acclaimed Malaysian actress collaborates with celebrated director Sean Baker in a tribute to cuisine, womanhood and home in ‘Sandiwara’.
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Wujud perbincangan kewajaran Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar untuk fokus misi menawan Putrajaya selepas dilantik pengerusi PN.
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Wanita berusia 27 tahun itu ditahan di Kuala Pilah oleh Jabatan Hal Ehwal Agama Islam Negeri Sembilan semalam.
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The British startup secured an additional US$1.5 billion following investment from Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Stellantis.
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The government reaffirms Fifa has no plans to remove any venues following local league postponements amid cartel violence.
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The 27-year-old was seen openly eating and drinking during a livestream.
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From lecture halls to livestock, young farmer Mohamad Zainul Hilmi builds a thriving turkey business.
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The local currency strengthens to 3.8895/3.9000 following weaker US economic data and improved global risk appetite.
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Building great software isn't about perfect prompts, it's about a disciplined process. In this guide, I'll share my workflow for shipping secure code: defining clear goals, mapping edge cases, and bui
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In fintech or wealthtech products, people constantly need quick market context. They need to know why a particular stock moved, what changed recently, or what they should watch next. This usually beco
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New methods such as mini 3D ‘organoids’ are slowly phasing out animal testing in some areas of research. Plus, how to spot a fraudulent paper and the surprising science of squeaky sneakers.
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Nature - Reply to: Limitations of probing field-induced response with STM
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The mystery of why soft shoes squeak on hard floors may be solved, according to new research
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A protein reinforces the blood–brain barrier, which becomes leaky with age.
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Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 25 February 2026
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Nature - Limitations of probing field-induced response with STM
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Parsimonious deep neural network models can be used for prediction of visual neuron responses.
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Sea urchin spines show exceptional mechanoelectrical sensing from gradient structures and can be replicated in 3D-printed mimics for underwater sensing.
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A widespread bacterial defence system called SNIPE is shown to localize to the cell membrane, where it identifies and cleaves the DNA of infecting phage as it is injected into the bacterial cell.
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Mice learning a neurofeedback brain–computer interface task show neuron-specific teaching signals in cortical dendrites, consistent with a vectorized solution for credit assignment in the brain.
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Early-life exposure to allergens triggers a distinct local mode of dendritic cell activation in neonatal skin without requiring migration to lymph nodes, which shapes responses to allergens in later life.
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Elucidation of fundamental pancreatic-targeted mechanisms enables the development of lipid nanoparticles for the precise delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics to the pancreas, highlighting their promising potential in the treatment of pancreatic diseases.
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High-speed imaging reveals that the squeak of soft–rigid frictional interfaces, like sneakers sliding on a basketball court, arises from intersonic opening slip pulses—analogous to earthquake ruptures—that thin ridges on the rubber confine to repeat at a musical frequency.
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A method is described for the manufacture of pivoting colloidal assemblies comprising rotating diamond and rotating triangle geometries that show tunable folding and unfolding by thermal fluctuations and actuation by magnetic attractions.
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The choanoflagellate Choanoeca flexa forms motile and contractile cell monolayers purely clonally, purely aggregatively or through a combination of both processes depending on environmental conditions.
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A common mechanism of inhibition of the essential lipid II flippase MurJ by three distinct phage-encoded single-gene lysis proteins provides insights into potential new targets for antimicrobial development.
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The identification of ‘boosters’ that drive gene overexpression directly in a CAR construct provides a simple and scalable strategy for developing effective CAR-NK cell therapies for solid tumours.
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The Mouse Cancer Cell line Atlas (MCCA) provides major advances towards a mechanistic understanding of cancer genomes.
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The E3 ubiquitin ligase NLA postively regulates cold tolerance and negatively regulates phosphate uptake in maize, and a genetically engineered variant of this enzyme leads to improved cold tolerance and enhanced phosphate uptake, improving yield in field trials.
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An Mn3Sn homo-junction enables efficient field-free full switching of chiral antiferromagnets with greatly reduced power consumption, advancing their potential for energy-efficient magnetic memory devices with advantages of ultradense integration and ultrafast speed.
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A method using hydrofluorocarbon electrolytes for synthesizing alkanes with monofluorinated structures is described, yielding a pathway for manufacturing lithium-metal batteries able to achieve high energy density as well as operate at low temperature.
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A skeleton of the alvarezsauroid Alnashetri cerropoliciensis—representing a highly complete alvarezsauroid skeleton from South America—provides evidence on the evolution of the peculiar anatomy and miniaturization within this unusual theropod dinosaur clade.
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Reconstructing microbial genomes from 820 reef-building corals collected at 99 reefs across 32 islands throughout the Pacific Ocean highlights the importance of conserving coral reefs as vital reservoirs of molecular diversity.
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CRISPR–Cas9 screening identifies CLCC1 as a factor that increases neutral lipid flux to prevent hepatic steatosis and promotes nuclear pore complex assembly by promoting membrane bending and fusion.
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Phospholipid scrambling at the endoplasmic reticulum is essential for establishing a dynamic equilibrium to maintain cellular homeostasis.
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Massively parallel reporter assays across five cell types identify thousands of causal, noncoding regulatory variants among 220,000 loci, revealing diverse regulatory mechanisms shaping complex traits and disease.
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Wide-field quantum sensing shows μm-scale inhomogeneous superconductivity in high-pressure La3Ni2O7, linking local diamagnetic response to stress and stoichiometry and clarifying mechanisms that suppress or enhance superconductivity.
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Mapping of neurogenesis in human hippocampi across ages and different cognitive abilities using multiomic single-cell sequencing reveals distinct signatures between cognitive preservation and decline.
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Entangled quantum memories are used in a quantum network of silicon–vacancy centres in diamond nanocavities to experimentally perform non-local phase measurements.
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Some policymakers think that climate-friendly policies are impeding the adoption of green hydrogen. They should ask scientists to review the evidence.
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Elderly people with frailty, which affects up to one-quarter of over-50s, increased their endurance after a single dose of stem cells.
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To understand the urgency of emissions reductions, policymakers and citizens need a full analysis of what is at stake.
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Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there are still huge hurdles to overcome.
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A map of pairings between lipids and the transport proteins that move them around the cell has been built.
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Older people with exceptional memory have a surprisingly high number of young neurons, study finds.
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Clean living conditions that lessen exposure to microorganisms are linked to an increase in allergies. Mouse data reveal how the environment affects allergic immune responses.
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Jack Horner, who was a consultant for the Jurassic Park films, is among the researchers whose work or careers have been affected because of revelations from newly released documents.
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A network called SCAN shows abnormally high connectivity with deep brain structures in people with Parkinson’s disease.
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Grammar is destiny.
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Ice-core measurements reveal that hydrogen levels have increased with fossil-fuel burning and might vary with climate change.
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Sharp and coherent X-ray pulses are produced with an optical cavity in an accelerator environment.
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Planning to switch fields? Be bold, know your limits and choose your institution wisely, say three UK research leaders.
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Science sleuths share their common-sense tips for sniffing out fishy articles.
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Rational design of a regulatory protein decouples the ability to tolerate cold from the means to acquire phosphorus, effectively enhancing crop yield under cold stress.
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A device based on light-confining materials can modify superconductivity using quantum fluctuations, without the need for external illumination.
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The spines of sea urchins can generate a voltage when water moves around them — a phenomenon that could be used to design underwater flow sensors.
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A two-pronged strategy directs drug-delivering nanoparticles to the pancreas — and shows promise in animal models of serious pancreatic diseases.
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Journals that focus on specific research questions could help to bridge the science–policy gap, if they can attract researchers.
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Mum-of-five Alice Webb died in 2024 after becoming unwell following cosmetic treatment.
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We hear from a range of voices on the impact of the government's SEND reforms in England.
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Lord Mandelson has been released pending further investigation, the Metropolitan Police says, hours after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
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Authorities said samples showed canine distemper virus, but have not confirmed where it came from.
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A major snowstorm walloped the US north-east, causing disruptions for millions and thousands of flight cancellations.
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Violence has erupted across several states in Mexico after cartel leader El Mencho was killed on Sunday.
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It comes after the ex-Labour minister was accused of passing sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein.
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The Metropolitan Police says a 72-year-old man has been released on bail pending further investigation.
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The party wants documents on the former prince's appointment in 2001 to be published by ministers.
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Councils seek powers to require more schools to take children as heads say funding would meet needs.
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The 85-year-old was forcibly taken from his Sydney home by three masked men just under two weeks ago.
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Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted.
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Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, says her little boy is "simply a miracle".
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Striker Benjamin Sesko and goalkeeper Senne Lammens are the key figures as Manchester United gain a hugely valuable Premier League win at Everton.
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The arrest of Lord Mandelson on suspicion of misconduct in public office leads many of Tuesday's papers.
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Retailers and police forces tell the BBC that thieves are targeting chocolate and selling it on.
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The inquiry comes after 15 people were killed and dozens hurt when two gunmen opened fire at a Jewish event.
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US victims have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to a gang of UK and Irish nationals, known as The Travelling Conmen.
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Arlene Fraser's husband Nat is serving life for murder - but her family is still seeking answers about what happened to her body.
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Watch Premier League highlights as Manchester United earn a narrow win over Everton thanks to a goal from substitute Benjamin Sesko.
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Boxing greats Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather agree a professional rematch at Sphere in Las Vegas in September.
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Reform plans to end more generous defined benefit pension schemes for new local government workers if it wins office
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A wave of violence has erupted across Mexico since a powerful drug cartel boss died following his capture by special forces.
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Camilla praised the French rape survivor over tea at her Clarence House residence in London.
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Italian cricket is in crisis days after the country's World Cup debut as it deals with an allegation of sexual assault by a senior figure within the national governing body.
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The man was awaiting trial when he was released from HMP Wormwood Scrubs and has now left the UK.
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Two women who were sexually abused at Skircoat Lodge in Halifax in the 1990s tell their stories.
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Actors Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo were on stage at the time during the award ceremony in London.
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Nick Reiner, 32, appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom on Monday, after his parents were found dead in their Brentwood home in December.
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Valdo Calocane's phone was analysed after the Nottingham attacks in June 2023.
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England's downturn in form has been steep and sudden. Why has their Six Nations campaign turned from Grand Slam dreams to a salvage job?
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The UK government said on Tuesday it supported the release of documents on ex-prince Andrew’s past role as a trade envoy, hours after a veteran politician was quizzed by police in the widening Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
US authorities last month published millions of files related to the late sex offender Epstein, containing revelations that have rocked British political and royal circles.
It has ramped up pressure on Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government to release its own vetting...
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Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has launched an internal review to improve its strategies for tackling large-scale blazes following the deadly Wang Fuk Court inferno, with officers set to examine operational effectiveness and equipment use.
Director of Fire Services Andy Yeung Yan-kin said on Tuesday that his deputy for operations, Derek Armstrong Chan, would lead a new steering committee within the department to evaluate strategies.
“[The steering committee will] evaluate the operational...
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Hong Kong firefighters have been honoured for their heroic response to November’s deadly Tai Po fire – the city’s worst in decades – at the 13th Spirit of Hong Kong Awards, which celebrates unsung heroes who contribute to the community or inspire others through stories of resilience and perseverance.
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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte personally drew up “death lists” and boasted about murders committed during his war on drugs, an International Criminal Court prosecutor alleged on Tuesday at a crimes against humanity hearing.
On day two of proceedings against Duterte, ICC prosecutor Edward Jeremy laid out searing testimony, including allegations that children had their heads wrapped in packing tape and were strangled to death.
“As president, Duterte publicly named persons he alleged...
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When Wilson Chan Fung-cheung joined Hong Kong’s banking industry as a foreign-exchange trader more than four decades ago, his work involved US dollars, UK pounds, Japanese yen and various European and Asian currencies – but not Chinese yuan.
“Back then, there was no yuan trading at all as, in fact, the internationalisation of the yuan only started in 2009,” recalled Chan, who has worked for various Chinese banks.
Beijing’s decision that year to promote its currency for wider use in trade,...
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People will soon be able to buy Ethereum-based investment tokens for concerts in March and April, laying the groundwork for the introduction of tokenised gold in Hong Kong, according to an industry leader.
Esperanza Fintech Group CEO Dan Ronald Leung Wai-tsun said on Tuesday the initiative would test public appetite for tokenised assets through entertainment before expanding into gold and stablecoin products.
“Tokenised investments or tokenised concerts are to prepare for tokenised gold or...
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Kyiv’s top envoy to Beijing has called on China to play its “important” and “critical” role to help end the war in Ukraine, which is now stretching into a fifth year.
“We are working with all international partners to bring a sustainable and lasting peace, and we believe that our host country, China, is uniquely positioned to play an important and in many ways critical role in this process,” Olexander Nechytaylo, Ukrainian ambassador to China, told foreign diplomats in the Chinese capital on...
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China has vowed to refine its energy strategy and ramp up major engineering projects over the next five years, placing energy security at the heart of its new development blueprint.
The National Energy Administration announced on Monday that it would introduce a new development framework this year, together with a series of sector-specific plans, as Beijing enters its latest five-year plan period.
“The internal and external environment for building China’s new energy system is undergoing...
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A senior officer with Hong Kong’s Auxiliary Medical Service has been suspended after being arrested and charged with indecent assault against a female colleague.
Chief Staff Officer Alex Wong Ying‑keung was taken into custody this month, the South China Morning Post has learned.
The victim was reportedly a senior female colleague.
Wong has been charged with one count of indecent assault. The case is scheduled to be mentioned at Kowloon City Court on Wednesday.
The investigation had been taken...
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Right-wing influencer and self-described “alpha male” Nick Adams has reportedly been dropped as the United States’ pick for ambassador to Malaysia.
Adams confirmed he would not become US ambassador to Malaysia in an email to The Sydney Morning Herald and said his new role would soon be revealed.
“Brilliant detective work, Mick! I’ve been promoted from the role of ambassador!” Adams said in the email, addressing the Herald journalist.
“More details on that will come this upcoming week. I’m sure...
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China is reviewing its trade countermeasures against the United States as Washington’s new global tariffs take effect, following a Supreme Court ruling that struck down the Trump administration’s sweeping levies imposed last year.
The Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday also confirmed that Beijing would soon hold a new round of high-level trade talks with Washington, expected to pave the way for US President Donald Trump’s state visit to the country in late March.
“China has consistently opposed...
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It’s no surprise that US President Donald Trump came out swinging after the Supreme Court’s stunning rebuke struck at the core of his economic agenda. It delivered his most consequential legal setback by blocking him from invoking emergency powers to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on trading partners.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), enacted in 1977, allows the president to regulate economic transactions after declaring a national emergency in response to an...
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Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh has called for fuller public disclosure of billions of dollars in Singapore government spending, pressing for clearer accountability at a time he described as “one of the largest fiscal surpluses in decades”.
Speaking in parliament on Tuesday at the start of the budget debate, Singh also took aim at the timing of the last general election, saying it was called shortly after global trade tensions flared.
“The PAP (People’s Action Party) government dissolved...
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Visitor numbers in Hong Kong rose about 14 per cent during the Chinese New Year holiday but more residents left the city, while local retailers reported bumper sales of gold products.
Some retailers reported single purchases worth millions of Hong Kong dollars within categories such as watches and jewellery, even as the broader retail recovery remained uneven.
Immigration Department figures showed trips made by visitors – from mainland China and elsewhere – rose about 14 per cent year on year to...
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Taiwan is at risk of missing out on three US-approved weapons packages for the first time because of delays to a stalled NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defence budget in the legislature.
The unprecedented situation has prompted Defence Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung to urge opposition lawmakers to give the budget emergency authorisation ahead of a March 15 deadline, when letters of offer and acceptance for three arms deals will expire.
If the deals – to buy M109A7 self-propelled...
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Geely Auto – assembler of mainland China’s bestselling pure electric vehicle (EV), the Galaxy Xingyuan – said it is betting on longer-range and faster-charging technologies, rather than price cuts, to consolidate its leading position in the world’s largest car market.
Jerry Gan Jiayue, CEO of the firm’s car subsidiary, pledged that the carmaker, as a bellwether player, would “oppose involution”, while staying committed to driving the growth of China’s automobile sector.
Involution refers to...
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Indonesia’s decision to accept a deputy commander post in the United States-led International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for Gaza has placed it in a position to play a prominent role in the mission as it prepares to deploy thousands of troops to the war-torn enclave.
While the Indonesian government has stressed that its personnel would focus on protecting civilians and supporting humanitarian efforts, analysts say the ISF’s broader objectives – including the disarmament of Palestinian armed...
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President Volodymyr Zelensky marked the four-year anniversary of the Ukraine war by accusing Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin of trying to take over Ukraine, saying he had failed to achieve this and other war goals.
In a video address that showed Ukrainians carrying out acts of resistance against Russian soldiers in the opening days of the conflict, Zelensky added that Ukraine was ready to do “everything” it could to secure a strong, lasting peace.
Hundreds of thousands have died since Russia...
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China’s maritime militia was deployed in “record-high numbers” across the disputed South China Sea in 2025, according to a US think tank report.
However, the report also cited a concentration of civilian fishing fleets near less contested reefs, saying this suggested their waning strategic role for Beijing.
The report was published on Monday by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) – a research programme affiliated with the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a...
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Beijing is encouraging equity investors to pursue representative action against unscrupulous listed or delisted firms in an apparent effort to bolster confidence in the country’s stock markets, as trading resumed on Tuesday following a 10-day break.
The Supreme People’s Court, mainland China’s highest judicial organ, also announced at a press conference that it would issue more edicts on civil compensation for insider trading and market manipulation to better safeguard retail investors’...
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Standard Chartered Bank, one of Hong Kong’s three note-issuing banks, reported a 16 per cent profit jump for 2025, as strong wealth management growth helped it weather rising bad debt from the city’s commercial real estate slump.
The London-based bank, which generates much of its revenue from Asia, reported an underlying pre-tax profit of US$7.9 billion last year, compared with US$6.8 billion in 2024, the bank said in a stock exchange filing on Tuesday. Underlying earnings per share stood at...
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1. South Korea’s ex-president Yoon sentenced to life in prison for insurrection
A South Korean court on Thursday found former president Yoon Suk-yeol guilty of insurrection and sentenced him to life in prison over his short-lived martial law decree that plunged the country...
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A girlfriend of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel who was killed by the Mexican military, was key to finding him in Tapalpa, a picturesque village of holiday homes in western Mexico.
The 59-year-old Oseguera, nicknamed “El Mencho”, was wounded in a clash with soldiers on Sunday and died while being airlifted to hospital.
The operation was launched when Mexican military intelligence agents, supported by the US military’s Northern Command, learned...
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China will accelerate investment in alternative nickel supply sources and strengthen its role across the metal’s wider supply chain, analysts said, after the United States finalised a deal with Indonesia on Thursday that will give America unrestricted access to the country’s industrial commodities.
While the US Supreme Court’s tariff ruling last week could add some uncertainty to US-Indonesia trade, the agreement has the potential to reshape the global supply chain for nickel – a metal used to...
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Action will be taken against any Singaporean who fights overseas for foreign causes, Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam has said, emphasising the importance of racial and religious harmony in maintaining peace in Singapore.
He also noted the critical role of religious and community leaders who help set the tone for harmony in Singapore.
Shanmugam, who is also minister for home affairs, was speaking on Monday at a fast-breaking session co-organised by Khadijah Mosque and the...
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South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol has filed an appeal against an insurrection conviction stemming from his 2024 martial law declaration, his lawyers said on Tuesday.
The Seoul Central District Court on Thursday found Yoon guilty of leading an insurrection designed to “paralyse” the National Assembly, sentencing him to life in prison.
“We believe we have a responsibility to clearly place on record the problems with this ruling – not only in the court’s records, but also before the...
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For his family’s first overseas trip together, Tang Junjie carefully planned a holiday to Japan during China’s longest Lunar New Year break on record.
Flights were booked months in advance by the 22-year-old from Sichuan province, who had already made three solo visits to the neighbouring country that has long been a draw for Chinese tourists.
But a sudden deterioration in Sino-Japanese relations changed everything.
“The original plan was to transit through Seoul on our way to Japan,” Tang said....
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Malaysian tour guide Syazni Nabilah Che Kamarudin and her family have immersed themselves in this year’s Lunar New Year festivities, handing out red packets and dressing up in traditional Chinese attire.
“This year is especially meaningful for me because it is my first time giving hongbao to my Chinese friends after getting married. I’m happy to follow this beautiful custom,” the Kuala Lumpur resident said of the long-standing Chinese tradition.
“As Malay-Muslims, we enjoy the cultural...
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China has added 20 Japanese entities to its export control list and 20 more to a watch list scrutinising the trade of select goods, increasing the economic pressure on Tokyo in a move that widens the scope of the countries’ prolonged diplomatic row to include some of Japan’s largest companies.
Chinese exporters are banned from shipping dual-use goods – items with military and civilian applications – to the firms and institutions on the export control list, Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce said in...
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South Korea last week protested to the US over a rare stand-off between American and Chinese fighter jets in the Yellow Sea, according to media reports. Analysts said the move signalled Seoul was reluctant to see US forces stationed in South Korea more actively confront Beijing.
Yonhap News Agency, citing unnamed military sources, on Saturday reported that South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back lodged a complaint with General Xavier Brunson, commander of US Forces Korea (USFK), “immediately”...
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An unidentified assailant detonated an explosive device next to a patrol vehicle in Moscow early Tuesday, killing himself and a police officer, and leaving two other officers injured, officials said.
The attack happened minutes after midnight near the Savyolovsky Train Station in the Russian capital’s downtown, according to Moscow’s branch of the Interior Ministry.
It said the assailant approached a traffic police vehicle and detonated an explosive device, killing an officer on the spot and...
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The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been given a promotion in the ruling party structure during a rare party congress, state media reported Tuesday.
The Workers’ Party Central Committee on Monday named Kim Yo-jong – previously a deputy department director – as a full department director, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said.
Thousands of party elites have packed the capital for a once-in-five-years summit of the ruling Workers’ Party, a gathering...
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The authorities in Shanghai have arrested a group of self-styled doctors who carried out “bloodletting therapy” claiming it would remove “evil energy” from people.
Footage of three people performing the therapy on a man, which was released by Shanghai TV recently, shocked social media.
The video shows that three self-styled doctors insert a long needle into a man’s arm before letting the blood flow out along the needle, forming a small pool of blood on the floor.
They reassured the man that the...
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Hong Kong’s finance chief will unveil new measures in his budget to strengthen the city’s growing intellectual property (IP) economy, focusing on nurturing top-tier talent and helping local tech firms evaluate their patents, the South China Morning Post has learned.
The initiatives, expected to be announced on Wednesday, come as Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po faces mounting expectations to make strategic use of the city’s earlier-than-expected operating surplus while investing in long-term...
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Every spring, South Korea and the United States stage one of their largest combined military exercises in a show of force that North Korea invariably denounces as a rehearsal for war.
This year, Seoul wants to dial them back, wagering that smaller drills could open a diplomatic door that has been shut since 2019.
A joint press briefing on the Freedom Shield exercise that had been scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed amid differences over the scope of the drills, according to Yonhap news...
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A day after the Mexican army killed the country’s most powerful drug lord, the picturesque town where it happened was a study in contrasts.
Tourist shops in Tapalpa were open Monday, and workers were on the job. But gunshots also rang out, and in the street was a dead man lying beside a bullet-pocked vehicle.
Meanwhile, heavily armed Mexican security forces kept up their battle with cartel gunmen following the killing that sparked a surge in violence and put the country on edge. Cartel fighters...
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Global investment banks are rallying behind a more bullish view of Hong Kong’s housing market, with JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs joining Morgan Stanley in forecasting double-digit price gains after a stronger-than-expected rebound.
Morgan Stanley was the first major bank to forecast a 10 per cent increase in home prices in January, which was widely seen as aggressive at the time.
With fresh data bolstering signs of a recovery, other banks have also lifted their 2026 estimates.
According to a...
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As US President Donald Trump prepares for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing from March 31 to April 2, analysts say recent US policy reversals, including a Supreme Court of the United States ruling striking down broad tariffs, have shifted trade tensions into a phase of cautious stability rather than escalation.
The legal setback has strengthened China’s negotiating position, bolstered by lowered effective tariffs, its leverage over critical minerals like rare earths,...
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Prosecutors portrayed a Utah mother and children’s book author as a money-hungry killer Monday on the first day of a murder trial in her husband’s death, while her defence team urged jurors not to make judgments before hearing her side.
Kouri Richins, 35, faces a slew of charges for allegedly killing her husband, Eric Richins, with fentanyl in March 2022 at their home just outside the ski town of Park City. She has vehemently denied the allegations.
Prosecutors say she slipped five times the...
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The Wassenaar Arrangement has long been seen as a symbol of China’s isolation from the global community.
This major international regime controls the export of weapons and advanced technologies, and its 42 member states include nearly all developed Western countries, nations closely tied to China like Russia, and developing countries such as India.
Together, they have worked to block non-members’ access to cutting-edge defence technologies and equipment. In China, the arrangement is viewed as...
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Authorities in the northern Portuguese city of Porto have discovered the body of a woman believed to have died two years ago in her flat, national media reported on Monday.
The remains were found on January 21, according to Correio da Manhã newspaper and other outlets, citing local officials.
The diabetic woman is thought to have died at the age of 73. The exact circumstances of her death are still unclear.
The alarm was raised by a doctor at a health centre after the woman failed to attend...
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The United States on Monday accused China of dramatically swelling its nuclear arsenal and doubled down on claims that Beijing had conducted secret nuclear tests, demanding again it be part of any future arms control treaty.
Washington said the lapsing earlier this month of New Start – the last treaty between top nuclear powers the United States and Russia – presented the possibility of striking a “better agreement” including Beijing.
Christopher Yeaw, the US assistant secretary of state for...
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The British Academy Film Awards and BBC apologised on Monday for a racial slur that was broadcast during Sunday’s show while two stars of the film Sinners were on stage.
The Tourette syndrome campaigner who shouted the slur said he was “deeply mortified” and what he said was “not a reflection of my personal beliefs”.
The highly offensive word could be heard as Sinners stars Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo, who are both black, were presenting the award for best visual effects during Sunday’s...
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The son of US film director Rob Reiner pleaded not guilty to the fatal stabbing of both of his parents when he appeared in a Los Angeles court on Monday.
Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder over the double killing that sent shock waves through Hollywood days before Christmas.
The 32-year-old was arrested on December 14 after the bodies of his filmmaker father and his mother, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, were discovered at their home in the upmarket Brentwood neighbourhood...
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A US judge permanently barred the Justice Department on Monday from releasing a prosecutor’s report on the criminal case accusing US President Donald Trump of unlawfully retaining classified documents following his first term in office.
Florida-based US District Judge Aileen Cannon found that releasing the report would be a “manifest injustice” to the Republican president and two former associates who were charged alongside him because it would detail substantial allegations of criminal...
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Former British ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson was arrested by London police on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following revelations over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Mandelson, 72, was fired from the most prestigious posting in Britain’s diplomatic service in September, when the depth of his friendship with Epstein started to become clear.
Police earlier this month began a criminal investigation into Mandelson after Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s...
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Panama on Monday took control of two ports at the Atlantic and Pacific entrances of the Panama Canal after a Supreme Court ruling voided the concession of their Hong Kong-based operator, a move Washington officials said was “in line with President Donald Trump’s drive to curb Chinese influence” over the strategic waterway.
A decree published in the official gazette authorises the Panama Maritime Authority to occupy and run the ports of Balboa and Cristobal for “reasons of urgent social...
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Hong Kong authorities have banned poultry meat and products from parts of Japan and Denmark following reports of outbreaks of highly pathogenic strains of bird flu.
The Centre for Food Safety said on Monday that imports of poultry products, including eggs, from Holbaek municipality in Denmark and Japan’s Iwate prefecture had been suspended with immediate effect.
Traders had been instructed to suspend the imports to protect public health, it said.
The precautionary move follows notifications from...
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Deal will allow payments company to stay private for longer
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Apparent network of energy companies’ vast reach revealed by FT
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The answer probably won’t surprise you
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Beijing bans shipments of critical ‘dual-use’ goods in latest escalation of row with Tokyo
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Fear > insight
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Rules < rulers
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Digital currencies add new dimension to old problem of dividing up finances when couples split
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Ignore the amateur geopolitical strategists talking eloquently about the end of dollar dominance
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Company says hackers accessed some of its founders’ social media accounts in bid to knock the price of the token
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Spooky story released; stocks fall
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Crossing another credit market off our heat map bucket list
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Proposal to launch cryptocurrency pegged to US dollar comes after cash supply was decimated during Israeli offensive
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Investing heavily in battery EVs would be "financially irresponsible," CEO said.
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AMD will supply 6 gigawatts' worth of chips to buttress Meta's AI efforts.
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Micro-cracks travel along the peeling tape at supersonic speeds, producing shock waves and sound pulses.
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"The point is to get missions out the door as fast as possible. Two to three years is too slow."
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Even in a fragile farm economy, million-dollar offers can't sway dedicated farmers.
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Panasonic was one of the last Japanese companies still manufacturing TVs.
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But Asha Sharma faces scrutiny for lack of gaming experience.
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Starting at $29,990, there's a lot to like about the all-new Mazda, but it's not perfect.
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Groundbreaking “camera-on-a-chip” technology that was originally developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for use in space missions is currently employed in billions of devices like cell phones that are used daily by people worldwide.
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For the first time, a much younger version of the Sun has been caught red-handed blowing bubbles in the galaxy, by astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. The bubble – called an “astrosphere” – completely surrounds the juvenile star. Winds from the star’s surface are blowing up the bubble and filling it with hot gas […]
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The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) project, part of the NASA Science Activation program, aims to measurably enhance student STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) engagement via middle school, high school, and community college science teacher professional development.
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NASA and its international partners will receive scientific research samples and hardware when a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft departs the International Space Station on Thursday, Feb. 26, and returns to Earth. Watch NASA’s live coverage of the undocking and departure of the agency’s 33rd SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services mission starting at 11:45 a.m. EST on NASA+, […]
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Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover discovered these bumpy, pea-sized nodules while exploring a region filled with boxwork formations — low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy hollows in-between. This mosaic is made up of 50 individual images taken by Curiosity’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), a camera on […]
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For about six months, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been exploring a region full of geologic formations called boxwork, low ridges standing roughly 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters) tall with sandy hollows in between. Crisscrossing the surface for miles, the formations suggest ancient groundwater flowed on this part of the Red Planet […]
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‘Extraordinary’ golden lamb’s head pillaged in 1874 from what is now Ghana remains hidden in officers’ mess
The Royal Artillery is facing criticism after it emerged they are refusing public access to an “extraordinary object” looted by the British army in the 19th century from the Asante people in modern-day Ghana.
The glistening golden ram’s head would seemingly be worthy of any museum, but it remains hidden within the regiment’s mess at Larkhill in Wiltshire.
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Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable to travel home without passports or money
Charities and aid workers have called for urgent international government support for victims of south-east Asia’s deadly scam compounds, following a damning report by Amnesty International.
The numbers of survivors of cyberscam “farms” left destitute and abandoned on the city streets of Cambodia and Myanmar is an “international crisis”, according to the research published in January.
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Chris Baghsarian: human remains found in search for kidnapped Sydney man, NSW police say
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Albanese plans to write to other commonwealth nations about decision on former prince Andrew
Back to Mountbatten-Windsor, Albanese said he plans to write to the other commonwealth countries to inform them of Australia’s position. He said Australia was first in writing to Starmer, telling RN:
We have initiated it. Australia likes being first, and we have made sure that everyone knows what our position is. And we’ll be writing today to the other realm countries as well, informing them of our position.
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NSW detectives say Toyota Corolla involved in crime was spotted in Pitt Town one day after 85-year-old abducted from North Ryde home
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Police believe the body of missing 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian could have been dumped on Sydney’s outskirts just 40 hours after he was kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity.
New South Wales police said they found human remains near a golf club in Pitt Town at about 8am on Tuesday.
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Virginia Bell says scope of inquiry will be reduced to avoid prejudicing criminal proceedings
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The royal commission into antisemitism in Australia will not examine key parts of how the Bondi beach terror attack unfolded because of ongoing criminal proceedings.
The first public hearing of the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion was held in Sydney on Tuesday, 10 weeks after 15 people were killed and 40 injured at the 14 December Hanukah event.
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Exclusive: Some of the 11 mothers detained in Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp say they want Australian government to repatriate children at any cost
Families in convoy from Syrian camp warned they would be attacked unless they turned around
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Australian women detained in north-east Syria over ties to Islamic State fighters said they would accept separation from their children if it meant the children could return to Australia.
Some of the 11 women held in Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp said on Monday that they wanted the Australian government to repatriate their children at any cost, even if it meant placing children in the hands of relatives at home while they stayed behind in the camp.
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Booking system freezes and screens crash amid rush of fans trying to secure tickets to 21 March free concert
Tickets for BTS’s comeback concert in central Seoul were snapped up almost immediately on Monday night, with authorities expecting an estimated 260,000 fans to descend for the K-pop group’s first full performance in nearly four years.
At one point, more than 100,000 people flooded the booking website when sales opened at 8pm for the free concert at Gwanghwamun square on 21 March, causing screens to crash and booking systems to freeze.
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Real inequality is between those who have assets and those without in same generation, not young versus old, says ANU academic
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One of the country’s leading tax experts says the explosion in housing wealth has put Australia on the path towards a neo-feudal society where your prosperity depends in large part whether your parents own land or property.
The director of the Australian National University’s Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Bob Breunig, said “that’s the trajectory we’re on”.
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Blizzard warnings issued as some areas receive two feet of snow, creating whiteout conditions
Blizzard shuts down the north-east US – in pictures
Millions of people in the north-eastern US were stuck at home on Monday as heavy snow and strong winds created whiteout conditions, grounding flights in the area and leaving hundreds of thousands without power.
By 7pm local time, close to 38in of snow had fallen at Rhode Island’s TF Green international airport, where all scheduled departing and arriving flights had been canceled through the day.
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Economies such as the UK, India, Japan and the EU raced to hammer out agreements, but the blanket rate has left them wondering where they stand
“America is WINNING again,” Donald Trump declared last week, unveiling the first batch of Japanese-backed projects under a mooted $550bn investment surge into the US as part of his trade pact with Tokyo.
After the US president tore up the global economic order in 2025, Japan was one among the countries scrambling to strike a deal. They pledged to dramatically increase investment in the US in exchange for lower US tariffs on Japanese exports.
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Firm does not specify amount but seeks reimbursement after supreme court ruled against president last week
FedEx sued the US government on Monday, seeking a refund for the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump that were deemed illegal by the US supreme court last week.
The lawsuit marks the first attempt by a major company to receive reimbursement of their share of an estimated $175bn in levies after the highest court found Trump had overstepped his authority in issuing the tariffs. Other companies are expected to follow.
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Country follows Australia in saying it would support any UK government proposals to remove former prince after arrest
New Zealand has become the second Commonwealth country to back the removal of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the royal line of succession after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
A spokesperson for New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, said on Tuesday: “If the UK government proposes to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the order of succession, New Zealand would support it.”
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China has opposed the ‘smearing of its nuclear policy’ while insisting Beijing would not ‘engage in any nuclear arms race’
The US has accused China of dramatically expanding its nuclear arsenal, while doubling down on claims that Beijing had conducted secret nuclear tests.
Washington said the lapsing of New Start – the last treaty between top nuclear powers the US and Russia – earlier this month presented the possibility of striking a “better agreement” that included Beijing.
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Dominic Ethan Stewart was among 19 killed when vehicle veered off road and plunged down mountainside
Tributes have been paid to a young British hiker who was among 19 people killed when a packed passenger bus veered off a treacherous stretch of road and plunged 200 metres down a steep mountainside in Nepal.
Twenty-five others were injured in the pre-dawn crash in the Himalayan foothills on Monday. The bus was carrying 44 people, including a number of tourists.
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Criminal barristers welcome justice secretary’s move to remove limit on hearing days at crown courts in England and Wales
A cap on court sitting days is to be lifted as the government seeks to ease the cases backlog, David Lammy has announced.
The justice secretary and deputy prime minister said every crown court in England and Wales would be funded to hear more cases in the next financial year.
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Company had suspended account of Tumbler Ridge shooter in June 2025 over ‘furtherance of violent activities’
Canada’s artificial intelligence minister says he has summoned representatives from the technology company OpenAI after the company declined to alert police after suspending the account of a user who became the perpetrator of one of the country’s worst-ever school shootings.
Evan Solomon says he is “deeply disturbed” by reports that the company, which operates the popular ChatGPT chatbot, suspended the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar over the “furtherance of violent activities” in June 2025 but did not reach out to Canadian law enforcement.
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US president suggests trade war could escalate as administration says it will stop collecting levies ruled illegal by supreme court
Stock markets stumble as global trade faces more Trump tariff uncertainty
Donald Trump has declared that he can use tariffs in a “much more powerful and obnoxious way”, as the UK and the EU said they were seeking urgent clarity on the US trade deals they struck last summer.
Trump threatened to escalate his global tariff war on Monday, after a supreme court ruling last week that he had overstepped his legal authority to impose his “liberation day” measures last year.
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Charles Kushner, father of president’s son-in-law Jared, had been summoned to explain US comments relating to death of far-right activist
Donald Trump’s ambassador to France has been banned from meeting French government ministers after failing to show up for a meeting at the foreign ministry to explain US comments about the killing of a far-right activist.
Charles Kushner, whose son Jared is married to the US president’s oldest daughter, Ivanka, was summoned to the 7pm meeting by the foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, after the US embassy in Paris reposted state department comments about the case.
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Exclusive: Trump’s decision will be driven by envoys’ judgment on whether Iran is stalling on a nuclear deal
Donald Trump’s decision to order airstrikes against Iran will hinge in part on the judgment of Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, about whether Tehran is stalling over a deal to relinquish its capacity to produce nuclear weapons, according to people familiar with the matter.
The president has not made a final determination on any strikes, as the administration prepares for Iran to send its latest proposal this week, ahead of what officials have described as a last-ditch round of negotiations scheduled for Thursday in Geneva.
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Hungary’s veto prevents EU countries from adopting latest round of sanctions
One other thing we will be keeping an eye on today is the latest on the EU-US trade relationship after last Friday’s US supreme court ruling on Trump’s tariffs.
The European Parliament is expected to discuss what to do with the EU-US trade deal later today.
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KOTA KINABALU: Mainland areas of eastern Sabah are generally safe according to the latest United States travel advisory for Malaysia. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Graft busters are in the midst of recovering overseas assets allegedly purchased using RM8mil in bribes received by a former president and group managing director of a bank. Read full story
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JOHOR BARU: Police are investigating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to mimic the face and voice of a state executive councillor in TikTok videos promoting a non-existent Bantuan Kasih Johor (BKJ) scheme. Read full story
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KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is working hard to ensure that it would be fully prepared to manage its own scheduled wastes, including e-waste, by the end of this year. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: The prosecution is not objecting to the application by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to have a full acquittal from 47 graft charges in the Yayasan Akalbudi case, the High Court told. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested five suspects after a man was injured in a mob attack involving weapons. Read full story
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KUCHING: The technical committee of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) Implementation Action Council will meet next Monday (March 2) to discuss outstanding issues, says Datuk Mustapha Sakmud. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Premises owners renting out properties should transfer electricity meter accounts to their tenants to avoid being implicated in power theft linked to illegal cryptocurrency mining, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Read full story
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Built-in vulnerabilities in high-end vehicle components raise the risk of both espionage and sabotage
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Drone warfare in Ukraine has exposed the limits of legacy equipment that was designed for different threats
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The Wall Street firm settled a case brought by a sacked junior banker over her sleep needs
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The US military build-up was designed to coerce Tehran — but has failed
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Recommendations in independent review include doubling the maximum sentence to 20 years
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Gavin Megaw’s exit from Hanover followed complaint by embassy to American Pharmaceutical Group
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Protesting and unsubscribing are being promoted as forms of modern-day strikes
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Foreign investment agency modelled on US intended to guard sensitive industries against China
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Some 20,000 employees were surveyed by the FT and Statista for the second edition of this annual list
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After grabbing hundreds of local council seats from Labour and the Conservatives, the populist party has faced a reality check
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Private capital’s insurance playbook has spread everywhere, raising concerns among those who pioneered the trade
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European top brass sceptical about politicians’ push to decouple from US tech companies
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Life meets art via the symbolism of Lucumí in the artists’ latest work
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Served in countless varieties, the comfort dish anchors everyday life in the Turkish megalopolis — from sunrise to the small hours
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Shipping companies to temporarily operate terminals after Supreme Court ruling against CK Hutchison
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The US president had said at the weekend he would raise the levy to 15% but an order has not materialised
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Iran and Pakistan have deported nearly 3mn Afghans over the past year
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Skyworth to take over parts of Japanese electronics group’s foreign television operations
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UK peer under investigation after relationship with Jeffrey Epstein revealed in US justice department documents
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US company says it identified actions by rivals DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax
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Also in this newsletter: the bulldozers are coming to Great Nicobar
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Shipping company is first major American company to file suit over levies since Supreme Court deemed them illegal
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Ignore the amateur geopolitical strategists talking eloquently about the end of dollar dominance
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General Atlantic and Blackstone’s funds are among buyers as New York bank marks another step towards exiting business
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Fadillah Yusof berkata pemasangan 5.56 juta meter pintar antara langkah dilaksana termasuk membanteras perlombongan bitcoin dan mata wang kripto.
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Spot gold fell 0.8% to US$5,189.99 per ounce, snapping a four-session winning streak and dropping from a more than three-week high hit earlier in the day.
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Ahmad Radhi Maarof pernah berkhidmat sebagai timbalan ketua pengarah (Pembangunan) Apad selama tujuh tahun.
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Samirul Ariff Othman berkata pertikaian itu kini berlangsung dalam rangka perlembagaan dengan pelabur dapat jaminan ia diselesai ikut undang-undang.
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DAP secretary-general says the public’s expectations have not been met in the MACC scandal.
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Anwar Ibrahim says Putrajaya will continue monitoring developments and follow up on actions taken by US president Donald Trump.
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Perdana menteri minta semua pihak beri ruang dan masa untuk kerajaan teliti serta buat keputusan.
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Antoine Griezmann's potential move stateside has been rumored for years, with the player known to be an admirer of American leagues.
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Anwar Ibrahim says Petra's projection shows that national grids can supply enough power for the consumption of data centres approved in the last two years.
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Companies including Mitsubishi and the Japanese space agency were accused of helping to enhance Japan's military capabilities.
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Musim e-Filing bagi Tahun Taksiran 2025 akan bermula 1 Mac ini dan pembayar cukai perlu membuat persediaan awal termasuk menyediakan dokumen sokongan.
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The project aims to strengthen naval deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region and creating 20,000 high-skilled jobs.
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The stock was down as much as 4.6% in Singapore on Tuesday as the lender reported a decline in lending margins.
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Authorities are probing allegations that Peter Mandelson shared sensitive government documents during his ministerial tenure.
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Manulife said the deal reflects growing demand from ultra-wealthy clients to preserve their assets.
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Kedua-dua penyerahan sumbangan itu disempurnakan oleh Raja Muda Perlis Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail yang merangkap Yang DiPertua MAIPs.
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Samirul Ariff Othman says the dispute will now take place within a constitutional framework, with investors assured of a rules-based process.
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Hanafiah Mat yang juga Adun Chukai bagaimanapun mengaku tidak bersalah.
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Benfica manager Jose Mourinho cannot be on the touchline for the return leg after receiving a red card in the 1-0 first-leg loss.
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Donald Trump's administration is targeting the border in and around Laredo, Texas, a mostly Hispanic town of 250,000 located along the Rio Grande.
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Hanafiah Mat claims trial before judge Azman Mustapha at the Kuala Terengganu sessions court.
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The lawsuit appears to be the first from a major company since the Supreme Court's tariff ruling, which did not address how refunds would be handled.
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Delcy Rodriguez promises residents in exile would be welcomed back as authorities continue to slowly release prisoners.
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Dr RA Lingeshwaran says the two state governments should also give special incentives to attract doctors and specialists to overcome the manpower shortage.
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The Seoul Central District Court last week found Yoon Suk Yeol guilty of leading an insurrection, sentencing him to life in prison.
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Azmi Hassan berkata sokongan itu beri gambaran Hamzah Zainudin dan penyokong mahu kekal bersama PN walaupun sebelum ini isytihar Muhyiddin Yassin 'musuh nombor satu'.
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Suruhanjaya itu berkata siasatan dapati pegawai berkenaan cuai ketika menjalankan tugas dan berlaku ketidakpatuhan syarat lesen.
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Commission says the training violated a condition of approval for firearms licences or temporary permits issued by the Kedah police headquarters.
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The Bondi Beach attack followed a series of antisemitic incidents, including the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue.
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Pakar berkata jika individu mengenali dan memahami emosi, mereka akan tahu bagaimana untuk mengawal dan bertindak.
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The main index falls 5.57 points to 1,752.41, with losers outnumbering gainers 249 to 111.
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MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan flips from gains to losses following a six-day rally.
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Larut MP Hamzah Zainudin is demanding that the Bersatu co-founder retract the impugned statements and issue an unconditional public apology.
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Airport personnel are trained to double up as eyes and ears to detect anomalies and suspicious behaviour among passengers.
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Kakitangan lapangan terbang dilatih untuk jadi mata dan telinga bagi kesan kejanggalan dan aktiviti mencurigakan dalam kalangan penumpang.
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Mariani Ramli says the internet’s favourite baby macaque is sparking deeper conversations about primate welfare and the dangers of wildlife exploitation.
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President Prabowo Subianto understands the punitive nature of MSCI and credit ratings agencies.
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Jumlah itu melibatkan mangsa dari 86 kampung yang terjejas akibat banjir.
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The motorcyclist collided with the traffic police officer who was conducting checks in the emergency lane of the North-South Expressway.
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The local note strengthens to 3.8790/3.9010 as markets priced in Malaysia’s positive macroeconomic data.
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Authorities say the attacker died at the scene after the explosion targeted traffic police officers sitting inside their vehicle.
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The volume of Russian crude oil exports remained 6% above pre-invasion levels in the fourth year of the war, although revenues dropped.
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Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says many families also do not know what the deceased wanted and worry that burial will be delayed.
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Mereka berkata model pilihan raya di Singapura itu menyukarkan perwakilan etnik yang betul.
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Some scientists say sleeping extra ahead of busy periods may help, but it’s not a free pass.
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Electoral reform bodies argue that the Singapore model makes proper ethnic representation difficult.
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Authorities say the 85-year-old grandfather was abducted from his Sydney home in a suspected mistaken identity attack.
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Mangsa dilapor langgar anggota polis trafik yang buat pemeriksaan terhadap sebuah kereta di lorong kecemasan KM170.1 lebuhraya Plus.
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Members of 14 indigenous tribes pushed back against the decree, which aimed to privatise the management of three rivers totalling about 4,000km of waterways across the Amazon.
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Most peer-reviewed evidence suggests an animal origin of SARS-CoV-2, but doesn’t indicate when or where the spillover occurred. Plus, how horses can make two sounds at once at the science jobs that might be overtaken by AI.
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Wastewater treatment tanks and other infrastructure emit larger amounts of greenhouse gases than reported.
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Snippets from Nature’s past.
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Temnothorax kinomurai queens survive by invading the nests of a related ant species and co-opting its workers.
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Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started.
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Scientific knowledge about the damaging effects of nuclear-weapons testing helped to end such tests. Those findings haven’t changed.
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The country is facing a coming wave of dementia for its ageing population, and is investing in research into drugs, diagnostics and even surgery to prepare itself.
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The end of the US–Russia treaty to cap the number of nuclear weapons places the world at risk. Here’s what researchers can do.
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With Pakistan's spinners promising to provide a "tough time", England's frequent batting weakness stand between them and a World Cup semi-final.
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Steve Rosenberg reports on the economic consequences of Russia's war, and how people are coping.
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Whistleblower former civil servants claim there was too little scrutiny of Andrew's costs as UK trade envoy.
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Cheryl Grimmer's family have been petitioning police to consider the new evidence they say they've found.
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The announcement by the rubber-stamp party congress comes as little surprise.
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The nor'easter storm already has left tens of thousands without power and led to thousands of cancelled flights.
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The government is setting out big changes to how children with special educational needs get support.
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Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", headed one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels.
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The fallout from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's arrest continues to dominate Monday's papers.
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More Indians in small towns are now shopping for affordable brands instead of unlabelled goods in the bazaars.
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Rory McIlroy shoots a four-under-par 67 but it is not enough to overhaul winner Jacob Bridgeman, who wins by one shot at the Genesis Invitational in Los Angeles.
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Emma Dyer says she collapsed on her bathroom floor and began vomiting blood after buying jabs online.
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Jobs are available on the icy continent for chefs, plumbers, carpenters and even hairdressers.
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Yoon Suk Yeol's life sentence for insurrection "offers a rare example of democratic resilience", experts say.
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This year's Bafta Film Awards had it all... A-listers, a touch of royalty, Paddington Bear - and the sun even came out, for what felt like the first time all year.
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Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare and Sunderland winger Romaine Mundle have become the latest Premier League players to be sent racist abuse on social media this weekend.
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Wolves striker Tolu Arokodare and Sunderland winger Romaine Mundle have become the latest Premier League players to be sent racist abuse on social media this weekend.
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MOTD pundit Danny Murphy explains why, as well as Arsenal's superior quality in Sunday's north London derby, they exploited Tottenham's tactical weakness too.
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Brit Aramayo beat US stars such Leonardo DiCaprio and Timothée Chalamet, while One Battle After Another picked up six awards.
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IOC president Kirsty Coventry says the athletes "showed us that the Olympic Games are a place for everyone" as she closes this year's Winter Games.
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IOC president Kirsty Coventry says the athletes "showed us that the Olympic Games are a place for everyone" as she closes this year's Winter Games.
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The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers said. Trump was in Washington DC at the time.
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One Battle After Another took home best film and Hamnet also saw success in the outstanding British film category.
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Ukraine's president sat down with the BBC's Jeremy Bowen in Kyiv days before the four-year anniversary of the war.
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Mair Morgan says the disaster that killed 144 people remains etched into her memory.
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Stars of Sinners, Hamnet and One Battle After Another were among big names attending the ceremony.
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Arsenal passed the north London derby test with flying colours as Premier League title race looks likely to go to the wire, says chief football writer Phil McNulty
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Growing up in Manchester, she is the first black British winner of the supporting actress award.
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After a defeat for Celtic and surprise draw for Rangers, where does the latest weekend of drama leave the Scottish Premiership title race?
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After a defeat for Celtic and surprise draw for Rangers, where does the latest weekend of drama leave the Scottish Premiership title race?
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Liverpool's late 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest puts the Reds firmly in the Champions League hunt after a "robbery" of a victory at the City Ground.
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Three golds, a record-equalling medal haul - the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics has been one to remember for Team GB.
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Businesses say questions remain after US President Donald Trump announced he will impose global tariffs of 15%.
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You wake up and open your laptop. Your browser has 27 tabs open, your inbox is overflowing with unread newsletters, and meeting notes are scattered across three apps. Sound familiar? Now imagine you h
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LLMs memorize more training data than previously thought.
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Prequel series is just great storytelling, reminding GoT fans why they loved the original so much.
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Quevedo's telekino of 1904 was the first step on the road to autonomous Waymos.
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Dollar dips after US president imposes 15% duty following Supreme Court decision to strike down previous policy
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US major says it is negotiating for West Qurna 2, which produces 10% of Iraq’s crude
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Jenny Johnson’s warning comes amid a sell-off in buyout shops and private credit lenders that have bet heavily on tech
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Schools increasingly rely on investment proceeds to pay for operations amid squeeze on campus budgets
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Troubles at New York-based asset manager are making investors nervous about the wider industry
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Plus, Saba’s offer for Blue Owl funds, European inflows soar and Seurat at the Courtauld
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Maybe it does, maybe it doesn’t. We’re just happy to see the data.
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At a time when German industry is frequently slammed for being too slow and reluctant to change, there is one area in which industrialists have noticed rapid evolution.
“The speed at which our position towards China has changed and at which our members are changing their minds on China – it’s China speed,” said Oliver Richtberg, head of the foreign trade department at Germany’s Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA).
Richtberg’s group represents more than 3,000 of Germany’s “hidden...
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A new harbourfront event space featuring exhibitions, performances and pet-friendly facilities will open in Hung Hom next month, after Hong Kong granted a three-year tenancy for the former railway freight pier to a firm with links to mainland China.
The Development Bureau said on Monday that it had granted the tenancy to Bay Area Media, whose parent company is Bauhinia Culture (Hong Kong) Holdings.
The site will be developed into a harbourfront event space and gradually opened to the public in...
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Businesses in Hong Kong remain confident of weathering uncertainties after US President Donald Trump raised global tariffs in response to a Supreme Court ruling that struck down his sweeping levies on imports.
The local business sector was convinced that the impact of the new 15 per cent global tariff would be “limited”, echoing the opinion of financial officials.
“President Trump’s actions only undermine confidence in American investment and trade, doing nothing but harm,” Jimmy Ng Wing-ka, who...
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Hong Kong’s universities have proved highly popular among mainland Chinese students, while interest is growing among those from Southeast Asia and countries taking part in the Belt and Road Initiative, the education minister has said.
Speaking at a reception for “Study in Hong Kong Week” on Monday, Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin said the city was now attracting more students from outside the mainland. The wider event will run until Sunday.
“While Hong Kong is highly popular among...
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Hong Kong’s transport authorities have given the green light for testing autonomous vehicles from the airport island to Sunny Bay and Tung Chung town centre on Lantau, marking the latest cross-district trial of driverless technology.
The Transport Department said on Monday that the updated pilot licence – held by Baidu Apollo International – would support the city’s goal of applying driverless vehicles for cross-district use in a safe and orderly manner, as set out in the policy address and the...
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Nearly every Sunday, consultant Toh Jia Jie and his wife leave their new flat in Singapore and drive north across the border to Johor for a day of cheaper shopping, pickleball and massages before returning past midnight on Monday morning.
Toh, 30, is among the close to 245 million travellers who passed through Singapore’s checkpoints last year, a record high.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said on Monday that figure represented a 6.3 per cent increase – about 14 million more...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who heads to Beijing this week, had warned last year in relation to China that economic dependencies make Germany “susceptible to blackmail”. As chancellor, he confronts an export model under strain, a deteriorating transatlantic environment and the fiscal reality that moral posturing does not sustain an industrial economy.
Merz has never been shy about stating where he stands. As chairman of the non-profit Atlantik-Brucke from 2009 to 2019, he boosted the view...
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Beijing appears to be testing its 155mm (6.1-inch) naval gun to boost the PLA Navy’s land-attack firepower.
The weapon would be the biggest in the People’s Liberation Army’s naval arsenal and could be useful in an amphibious operation against Taiwan.
Photos of the massive weapon mounted on the bow of a test vessel have recently emerged on Chinese social media. The location was identified as the Liaonan shipyard in Dalian, in China’s northeastern Liaoning province.
The estimated barrel length and...
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A Hong Kong court has dismissed appeals by 12 opposition activists to overturn their convictions or reduce their sentences in the city’s largest national security case, upholding a finding that an unofficial 2020 primary election was subversive and that the seven-year starting point for jail terms was not “manifestly excessive”.
The Court of Appeal on Monday also upheld the acquittal of barrister Lawrence Lau Wai-chung, one of the 47 activists prosecuted in the landmark case of conspiracy to...
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Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte was “pivotal” in the murder of thousands of people during his reign, prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) said on Monday, as they pushed for his trial to go ahead.
The prosecutors at the Hague-based war crimes court have charged Duterte with three counts of murder as a crime against humanity, involving dozens of victims that accusers say were only a fraction of the real death toll in his clampdown on alleged drug users and...
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Taiwan has moved swiftly to seek clarification from Washington after the US Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump’s tariff authority.
The ruling on Friday prompted the US president to invoke a separate statute – Section 122 of the US Trade Act of 1974 – to impose a 15 per cent global tariff, casting fresh uncertainty over Taiwan’s trade outlook.
The legal reset has raised questions in Taipei about whether tariff exemptions negotiated under the existing Taiwan-US trade framework – including...
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China’s sprawling export sector is eyeing a brief window of opportunity to front-load shipments to the United States following a Supreme Court ruling that appears to have eased tariff rates – even as industry insiders remain wary of potential shocks ahead.
All eyes are now on the coming Beijing summit, where US President Donald Trump is set to meet President Xi Jinping in a visit that could prove decisive for the future of bilateral trade, analysts and exporters said.
Chinese goods had been...
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Hong Kong has for the first time introduced its own railway standards to support the use of cutting-edge construction technologies, and established a dedicated inspection unit to accelerate new projects – moves that analysts have said could lay the foundation for the city’s next decade of transport development.
The Highways Department on Monday released a 336-page document outlining a unified and comprehensive set of technical references and guidelines for railway design, construction,...
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Consumer spending during China’s Lunar New Year rose modestly this year, according to early official data, as authorities extended the holiday and stepped up stimulus measures to support domestic demand.
Average daily sales at major retail and catering firms rose 8.6 per cent year on year over the first four days of the break, Ministry of Commerce data showed.
Across 78 pedestrian shopping streets and commercial districts monitored by the ministry, foot traffic and sales revenue grew 4.5 per...
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A senior assistant at Hong Kong’s Immigration Department has admitted to throttling his wife and five-year-old son multiple times in fits of rage over trivial quarrels.
Kowloon City Court on Monday heard the guilty pleas from the 49-year-old defendant who assaulted his 39-year-old wife on three occasions between 2021 and 2024 at their home in Kwun Tong.
He also attacked his son on three separate occasions between 2023 and 2025, when the boy was five years old at the time of the first...
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Hong Kong’s Correctional Services Department has launched exchange tours to mainland China for former young offenders convicted of crimes related to the 2019 social unrest to boost their understanding of national development and culture.
Rounding up the department’s work over the past year, Commissioner of Correctional Services Wong Kwok-hing said on Monday that Project PATH, a rehabilitation programme for offenders jailed for 2019 protest-related activities, would be extended to cover those...
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her government have become the focus of a coordinated, long-term online smear campaign orchestrated by thousands of social media accounts, according to new research.
A study by Tokyo-based Japan Nexus Intelligence, which analyses digital public discourse, found that some 3,000 accounts had been actively posting malicious content about Takaichi since late January.
The activity surged roughly a week before campaigning for the House of Representatives...
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Fitness-friendly young Chinese travellers are turning to a new trend known as “sportcation” which blends physical health with leisure.
Health conscious tourists are spending 20,000 yuan (US$2,800) not to relax, but to endure military-style tennis camps, turning the romantic island of Bali into a gruelling Indonesian sporting getaway.
In the trend, which as the name suggests blends sport and holiday, physical activity becomes the central focus of travel.
Instead of sightseeing or lounging on the...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has congratulated North Korean leader Kim Jong-un after he cemented his leadership at the latest congress of the country’s ruling party.
Xi said Kim’s reselection as general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea on Monday reflected the “high trust and wholehearted support” of the country’s “party, government and people”, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua.
Xi said he was ready to work with Kim to “open a new chapter in China-DPRK [Democratic People’s...
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A Supreme Court ruling that gutted the legal foundation for much of US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime has left Asian trading partners scratching their heads about the future of trade deals struck with Washington over the past 12 months.
America’s apex court ruled on Friday that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) – which Trump had used to impose sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs since his “Liberation Day” proclamation last April – did not grant the president the power to...
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Twenty people were trapped inside a lift at Tokyo Skytree tower from Sunday night for more than five hours, the operator said, adding that the facility, which is Japan’s tallest broadcasting tower and a popular tourist spot, will be closed throughout Monday for safety checks.
The passengers, including children, were stranded when the lift came to a sudden stop about 30 metres above street level, according to police. They were all rescued and no one was injured.
An emergency call was made at...
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Some affected residents have continued to express reservations over a Hong Kong government plan to resettle survivors of the Tai Po fire, saying they prefer in situ development as they fear an “unfair” flat selection process will leave their families with smaller homes.
The residents urged the government to provide more clarity on how the new homes will be allocated, a day after they were offered an acquisition price of HK$8,000 or HK$10,500 per square foot, along with thousands of subsidised...
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1. Date set for US President Donald Trump’s trip to China
2. EU bans Chinese organisations from critical tech programmes, including AI, chips
3. Trump says raising US global tariff rate from 10 per cent to 15 per cent
4. As high-speed railways saturate China, how far can their global reach...
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From a satellite ground station in Namibia to an Egyptian laboratory in orbit, China has been building the hi-tech backbone of Africa’s space ambitions.
Earlier this month, Beijing handed over a new satellite data ground station near Windhoek, Namibia – the latest in a growing network of space facilities across the continent built by China or with Chinese funding.
The China-funded ground station at Windhoek’s Telecom Earth Station enables Namibia to process remote-sensing data from satellites,...
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Abraham Newman is an American political scientist and a professor in the School of Foreign Service and Department of Government at Georgetown University. His research focuses on the ways in which economic interdependence and globalisation have transformed international politics. Along with Henry Farrell, he is co-author of the book Underground Empire: How America Weaponised the World Economy, published in 2023.
In this interview, he discusses how the concept of weaponised interdependence has...
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South Korea has protested to Russia after its embassy in Seoul unfurled a giant banner declaring “Victory will be ours”, an apparent reference to the anniversary of the Ukraine war.
South Korea opposes Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its recruitment of soldiers from North Korea, with which Seoul remains technically at war.
The red, white and blue banner, written in Russian, was first spotted over the weekend and remained in place at the embassy on Monday morning.
Its appearance has...
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China’s leading planemaker is redoubling its efforts to boost the international profile of its home-grown jets in 2026, injecting a sizeable amount of capital into a subsidiary carrier as it attempts to widen its planes’ coverage area and attract more overseas buyers.
The state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac), manufacturer of the C909 regional airliner and the company’s flagship narrowbody C919, recently infused 634 million yuan (US$91.76 million) into C909 launch customer...
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Chinese insurers underwriting electric vehicle (EV) policies have a better chance of turning a profit this year, supported by higher premiums, intelligent pricing mechanisms and improved claims-handling efficiency.
A turnaround in mainland China’s EV insurance market, against the backdrop of a bearish outlook for the automotive sector, will accelerate the pace of electrification on the country’s roads, according to industry officials and analysts.
“Heavy losses in the insurance business used to...
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Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeals by 12 opposition activists seeking to overturn their convictions or have their sentences reduced, following the city’s largest national security trial to date.
The appellate court on Monday also upheld the acquittal of one of 47 defendants prosecuted in the high-profile case of conspiracy to subvert state power.
A heavy police presence was seen outside the West Kowloon Court on Monday morning, with around 100 officers stationed at the...
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May Chan is looking for a home that she can call her own.
The freelancer wants to buy a flat, but high mortgage rates as well as uncertainty in the property market kept her from taking the plunge.
“I would like to buy a flat, if I can afford it,” she said. “It would certainly help if there are discounts.”
Now that mortgage rates have stabilised and there is less uncertainty about property prices, she hopes to find a reasonably priced home.
With Hong Kong’s residential property market stabilising...
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This week, Hong Kong is honoured to play host to the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE) Conference and Exhibition, one of the most significant gatherings in the global higher education arena.
For us, this is not merely a conference; it is a homecoming for international collaboration and a resounding statement of intent. As delegates from across the globe arrive in our city, we are reminded that education knows no borders, and Hong Kong remains the pivotal bridge...
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Hong Kong’s tech equity benchmark is struggling to balance the artificial intelligence frenzy and picking the right industry leaders, leading to its underperformance this year, according to analysts.
The Hang Seng Tech Index, which comprises 30 technology-related companies including Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and Meituan, has fallen 5.5 per cent this year up to Friday, giving up some of last year’s 23.5 per cent gains.
In contrast, the broad-based Hang Seng Index has risen 0.3 per...
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Universities in China are shifting focus from traditional language degrees to country-specific and regional studies – a move analysts say reflects a broader strategy to craft a uniquely Chinese framework for understanding the world, independent of Western paradigms.
The field of regional or area studies examines the politics, economics, culture, military affairs, geography, linguistics and other dimensions of countries and regions worldwide. Ministry of Education data shows that the...
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A Chinese influencer with more than 12 million followers has sparked controversy after filming his wife’s 23-hour childbirth and posting the video online.
The footage included her suffering severe post-partum bleeding and images of her exposed body.
The influencer known as “Paul in USA”, who was born in 1990, graduated from Columbia University in the United States and is based in Seattle. He previously worked as a product manager at Microsoft.
In February 2019, he began posting videos online...
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With Hong Kong set to unveil its annual budget, economists have said the city should strengthen its role in pushing the internationalisation of the Chinese yuan as Beijing presses ahead with financial opening while keeping stability firmly in view.
From expanding offshore yuan products to using its stablecoin regulations as a sandbox for potential cross-border payment channels, the experts said that Hong Kong could help realise the nation’s vision of becoming a “financial powerhouse”, especially...
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Japan’s reputation as a nation where employees put in brutally long hours may have to be reassessed, according to recent official statistics showing that Japanese workers now clock fewer hours on average than Americans, Canadians and Italians.
At first glance, the numbers suggest that government efforts to curb karoshi, or death by overwork, have paid off. But analysts and employees caution that the figures may not be directly comparable with those from other nations.
According to figures...
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Iran agreed a secret €500 million (US$589 million) arms deal with Russia to acquire thousands of advanced shoulder-fired missiles, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
The agreement, signed in Moscow in December, commits Russia to deliver 500 man-portable “Verba” launch units and 2,500 “9M336” missiles over three years, the Financial Times said, citing leaked Russian documents seen by the Financial Times and several people familiar with the deal.
Reuters could not immediately verify the...
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Politically charged thriller One Battle After Another took six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards (Baftas) on Sunday, building momentum ahead of the Oscars next month.
Blues-steeped vampire epic Sinners and gothic horror story Frankenstein won three awards each, while Shakespearean family tragedy Hamnet was named best British film.
Jessie Buckley, as widely predicted, won the best actress prize for playing a grieving mother and wife of William Shakespeare, Agnes...
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Abraham Newman is an American political scientist and a professor in the School of Foreign Service and Department of Government at Georgetown University. His research focuses on the ways in which economic interdependence and globalisation have transformed international politics. Along with Henry Farrell, he is co-author of the book Underground Empire: How America Weaponised the World Economy, published in 2023. In this interview, he discusses how the concept of weaponised interdependence has...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday described a pair of explosions in Lviv as a “cynical and brutal terrorist act” that was “organised by Russia”.
Two explosions rocked the western Ukrainian city in the early hours, killing a 23-year-old policewoman and injuring 25 others.
“This was a terrorist attack,” Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said in a video posted on his Telegram channel, adding that police have detained a female Ukrainian national.
Police said that the detained woman was a...
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the city’s entire traffic network for all but emergency travel as a massive snowstorm began to hit the northeast United States.
Tens of millions of Americans from the US capital Washington to the northern state of Maine prepared for up to two feet (60cm) of snow forecast in some areas.
The National Weather Service (NWS) said blizzard conditions would “quickly materialise” from Maryland up to southeastern New England, making travel...
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The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho”, on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel and thrusting swaths of the nation into chaos.
The drug lord was the Mexican government’s biggest prize yet to show the Trump administration in its efforts to crack down on the cartels, and his death was met with a forceful reaction from the cartel, known by its Spanish initials CJNG.
Cars burned out by...
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France will summon US ambassador Charles Kushner to protest against comments by the Trump administration over the death of a far-right activist, the foreign affairs minister said.
Jean-Noel Barrot was reacting to a statement by the State Department’s Counterterrorism Bureau, which posted on social media that “reports, corroborated by the French Minister of the Interior, that Quentin Deranque was killed by left-wing militants, should concern us all”.
Deranque, a far-right activist, died of brain...
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London police officers assigned to King Charles’ younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor were instructed to provide security for a dinner party at Jeffrey Epstein’s residence in New York in 2010, British media reported on Sunday.
The Sunday Times, which first reported the story, cited emails from the Epstein files that appear to detail arrangements for Mountbatten-Windsor to stay with the late convicted sex offender in December 2010, along with his two protection officers from London’s...
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Forty million years ago, a star in a nearby galaxy exploded, spewing material across space and generating a brilliant beacon of light. That light traveled across the cosmos, reaching Earth June 29, 2025, where it was detected by the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae. Astronomers immediately turned their resources to this new supernova, designated 2025pht, […]
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Safety and quality management are integral to every program at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, and across the entire agency. That gives team members like Regina Senegal, acting chief of the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate’s (SMA) Quality and Flight Equipment Division, a unique opportunity to collaborate with diverse organizations and personnel. “I’m responsible […]
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Kansai International Airport, which is located near Osaka, Japan, hasn’t lost a single piece of luggage since it opened in 1994. River Akira Davis, our Tokyo correspondent, visited the airport to understand how Japanese culture has influenced its success.
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Let’s get nuanced in this article and discuss the capabilities of both SVG and raster imaged so that you can make informed decisions in your own work.
Loading Smarter: SVG vs. Raster Loaders in Modern Web Design originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, known for lavish lifestyle, also accused of theft and being illegal immigrant after man allegedly shot in back
A son of the late Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has been charged with attempted murder after a 23-year-old man was allegedly shot in the back on 19 February in an upmarket area of Johannesburg.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, 28, appeared in court on Monday for a brief hearing alongside co-accused Tobias Mugabe Matonhodze. Mugabe’s lawyer Sinenhlanhla Mnguni declined to comment when asked by reporters whether the two men were related. Mnguni said he would request bail for his clients at the next hearing on 3 March.
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As details of the death toll for January’s protests continue to emerge, three students explain why they are resisting a return to normality
More than 45 days after a brutal January crackdown that left thousands of Iranian protesters dead, students across several universities are protesting again. As Iran’s new academic term began on Saturday, students in Tehran gathered on campus, chanting anti-government slogans, despite a heavy security presence and plainclothes officers stationed outside university gates.
The Guardian spoke to protesting students about why they were rallying despite the fact that thousands had been killed and tens of thousands arrested in the January demonstrations.
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Motorway stretch plays music as a safety feature but those close to it say ‘intrusive’ noise is constant and distressing
Residents of one of India’s most upmarket neighbourhoods say the country’s first “musical road” has turned their daily lives into a nightmare soundtrack.
A stretch of Mumbai’s recently opened Coastal Road seafront expressway has been engineered to play the pulsating Oscar-winning tune Jai Ho from the movie Slumdog Millionaire when vehicles drive on it at lower speeds.
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Premier Chris Minns says state has been working with federal government as group of 11 women and 23 children attempt to leave refugee camp
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New South Wales authorities are preparing for about a third of the group of Australian women and children linked to Islamic State fighters to return to the state, if authorities in Syria allow them to leave the Roj refugee camp.
The premier, Chris Minns, said the state government had been discussing the possible return of some of the 11 women and 23 children with federal government agencies since late 2025, and a strong law enforcement response was expected.
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Footage of Punch, a seven-month-old Japanese macaque, has gone viral around the world after he was rejected by his mother and formed a bond with a soft toy
A baby monkey in Japan has captured hearts around the world after videos of him being bullied by other monkeys and rejected by his mother went viral last week.
Punch, a Japanese macaque, was born last July at Ichikawa zoo. He has drawn international attention after zookeepers gave him a stuffed orangutan toy after he was abandoned by his mother.
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NSW police say they found links between the car and abandoned Dural property 11 days after man abducted in case of mistaken identity
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Forensic evidence linked to Sydney grandfather Chris Baghsarian has been found in a burnt-out car, with police searching bushland for any further clues 11 days after he was kidnapped in a suspected case of mistaken identity.
Acting Det Supt Andrew Marks on Monday urged the public to share any footage they may have of the grey Toyota Corolla, which was found burnt out in Westmead last Tuesday.
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New subscription features on app for gay and bisexual men come with a price tag – from $109.99 a month in Australia to $349 in the US
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Amid dating app fatigue and concerns over the safety of its users, Grindr is testing out highly priced subscriptions that will incorporate AI into finding people matches.
The app for gay and bisexual men shows users’ profiles in a grid for those in the immediate vicinity, with photos, stats and bios aimed at letting users find people to meet who are a match, ranging from hook-ups to dating. Grindr says it has 15 million monthly active users worldwide.
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Drug lord who was killed by Mexican special forces on Sunday led a cartel known for aggression and military-style arsenal
Violence erupts after Mexican security forces kill drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’
The drug lord “El Mencho”, who was killed on Sunday by Mexican special forces, was the co-founder and leader of a gang that in recent years had become the country’s most powerful criminal organisation: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
While less internationally famous than the Sinaloa cartel of the now imprisoned Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the CJNG is a household name in Mexico, where it is known for its displays of ultraviolence and its big, military-style arsenal.
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East coast scrambles to prepare for storm forecast to bring major disruption to more than 35 million people
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani has ordered a citywide travel ban for all but emergency travel, as the north-eastern United States was preparing for an intense winter storm that is forecast to reach blizzard strength and bring major disruption.
Residents along the east coast scrambled to prepare for the late-winter storm that spurred weather warnings from Maryland to Massachusetts, affecting more than 35 million people. More than a foot of snow was expected, with wind gusts of up to 70mph and warnings of potential coastal flooding from Cape Cod to Delaware.
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Environment watchdog says water corporation is ‘responsible for ensuring it doesn’t pollute our beautiful beaches’
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The New South Wales environment watchdog has ordered Sydney Water to remove fats from its Malabar wastewater treatment plant, a month after Guardian Australia revealed a huge fatberg was responsible for the poo balls that closed beaches last summer.
Sydney Water isn’t sure exactly how big the fatberg is because it cannot easily access the area where it has accumulated. It could be the size of four Sydney buses.
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Duterte, 80, is accused of crimes against humanity over an anti-drugs crackdown in which thousands of people were killed in south-east Asian country
The pre-trial hearing for former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte for his alleged role in a deadly “drug war” is set to begin at the international criminal court on Monday, despite his refusal to attend the proceedings.
Duterte, 80, who was arrested in Manila and flown to The Hague last year, is accused of crimes against humanity over an anti-drugs crackdown in which thousands of people were killed.
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Calls mount for Mountbatten-Windsor to be dropped from royal line of succession
Police searches of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home on the Windsor estate in Berkshire continued on Sunday as a government minister did not rule out having a judge-led inquiry into the former prince’s links with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, representing the government, did not rule out such an inquiry but said it was premature because of the police investigation.
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‘Generational’ reforms are a key moment for Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, and for Keir Starmer
Ministers will unveil a “generational” overhaul of special educational needs and disabilities (Send) support, pledging £4bn to transform provision in schools in England and warning councils they could lose control of Send services if they fail to meet their legal duties.
The reforms are expected to be a key policy moment for Keir Starmer and for the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson – who delayed the changes last autumn after a ferocious backlash from MPs and parents.
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Nigel Farage’s party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and search
Reform UK would create an ICE-style agency dedicated to deporting hundreds of thousands of people, as well as terminating the status of those with indefinite leave to remain (ILR), the party will say.
It would also ban the conversion of churches into mosques and fund a radical expansion of stop and search, the party’s new home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, will also say in a speech on Monday. The deradicalisation programme Prevent would also have its mandate redrawn to focus on Islamist extremism.
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Paul Thomas Anderson drama scores six awards, as Jessie Buckley becomes first Irish woman to win leading actress prize
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One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson’s counterculture comedy about a washed-up revolutionary trying to protect his daughter from a ruthless military officer, has dominated the Baftas, taking home six awards including best film, best director, best cinematography, best editing, best supporting actor and best adapted screenplay.
The film, inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland, was nominated for 14 awards going into Sunday’s ceremony, the most of any contender – including nods for stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Chase Infiniti and Teyana Taylor.
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Fresh Geneva negotiations suggest Trump’s team believes the Iranian government is making serious proposals
Iran and the US are expected to meet for a further round of talks in Geneva this week in a sign that Donald Trump’s team believes Tehran is making serious proposals to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and show it is not seeking a nuclear weapon.
As fears loomed of renewed conflict after Washington carried out a major redeployment of military assets to the region, the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said he thought there was still a good chance of finding a diplomatic solution.
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Jamieson Greer also said US won’t pull out of deals with UK, EU and others after court declared Trump tariffs illegal
Top US trade negotiator Jamieson Greer insisted on Sunday that the Trump administration was set to persist with its tariffs policy, two days after the supreme court declared many of Donald Trump’s tariffs illegal.
The ruling issued on Friday by the highest US court was a sharp rebuke to the Republican president that toppled a key pillar of his aggressive economic agenda – even as it prompted Trump to announce a new global tariff using different statutes, albeit temporary.
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Country wins most golds (18) in Winter Games history
USA, GB and Australia also set team records
Norwegians put emphasis on participation
Norway has once again topped the Winter Olympics medal table, surpassing countries with far larger populations.
The Scandinavian country won more gold medals (18) and more total medals (41) than the US, who came second in both categories (12 golds and 33 total medals). Norway’s 18 golds were the most by a country in Winter Olympics history, while their cross-country skiing hero Johannes Høsflot Klæbo accounted for six golds on his own, more than the all but seven other countries at this year’s Games.
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‘Moscow continues to invest in strikes more than diplomacy,’ says Zelenskyy, as logistics and energy facilities targeted
Russia has fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine, flattening a residential house in the capital, two days before the fourth anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Kremlin had launched 297 drones and nearly 50 missiles on Sunday, in the latest in a wave of overnight strikes. He said “a significant proportion” had been shot down as he called on allies to strengthen the country’s air defences against enemy attacks.
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Every high-resolution hero image, autoplay video, and complex JavaScript animation carries a cost. Sustainable UX challenges the era of “unlimited pixels” and reframes performance as responsibility. In 2026, truly sophisticated design is defined not by how much it adds, but by how thoughtfully it reduces its footprint.
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Bacaan kali kedua untuk kedua-dua RUU berkenaan juga akan dibentangkan pada persidangan kali ini.
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The constitutional amendments will require a two-thirds majority to pass.
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Rob Jetten secured a remarkable election win in October, narrowly unseating the far-right Freedom Party (PVV) led by firebrand Geert Wilders.
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Ranjeet Singh Sidhu didakwa memberi suapan dengan jumlah itu bagi pembiayaan projek gentian optik.
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Semua mangsa melibatkan 1,859 keluarga di tiga daerah terjejas iaitu Pitas, Paitan dan Tawau.
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The 62-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charge under Section 58(1) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007.
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Beliau mengaku tidak bersalah atas tuduhan mengikut Seksyen 58(1) Akta Pasaran Modal dan Perkhidmatan 2007.
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Menteri Kesihatan Dzulkefly Ahmad berkata prevalens pembawa talasemia kini pada kadar 59.1 bagi setiap 1,000 murid yang disaring di seluruh negara.
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Ranjeet Singh Sidhu pleaded not guilty after the charges were read to him before Kuala Lumpur sessions court judge Rosli Ahmad.
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Mereka berkata perkembangan besar susulan keputusan Mahkamah Agung AS yang membatalkan tarif Donald Trump baru-baru ini, memerlukan penilaian semula.
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The banner was displayed on the embassy’s outer wall in central Seoul ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday.
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Enforceable government directives on the matter already exist, says the deputy home minister.
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The previous strongest earthquake in Malaysia occurred on June 5, 2015, in Ranau, Sabah, and claimed 18 lives.
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They say a 'major update' from the recent US Supreme Court decision striking out Donald Trump’s tariffs necessitates a reassessment.
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RapidKL says it is working to ensure that all passengers reach their destinations safely.
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Ketua Audit Negara Wan Suraya Wan Mohd Radzi berkata fokus utama audit kali ini berkaitan isu ketakteraturan serius dalam kutipan hasil yuran dan perbelanjaan di UKM.
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MIPP president hopes PN will better reflect Malaysia’s diverse social fabric under Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar’s leadership.
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The Premier League clubs are pursuing investigations to identify anonymous accounts responsible for messages following defeats.
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The 12 were among 45 opposition figures, including leading Hong Kong activists, jailed in 2024 over an unofficial primary election deemed subversive by Beijing.
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Bukti tambahan itu untuk menyokong rayuan terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi pada 2024 yang menolak kebenaran memulakan prosiding semakan kehakiman.
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Beijing says protectionist policies offer no winners after Donald Trump raised the new global duty on imports to 15%.
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The additional evidence is to support its appeal against a High Court ruling in 2024 which refused leave to commence judicial review proceedings.
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The girl, who was in the front passenger seat of one of the vehicles, suffered severe head injuries and was pronounced dead while receiving treatment.
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The case concerns killings linked to Rodrigo Duterte’s 'war on drugs', including at least 76 murders between 2013 and 2018.
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Laporan itu menyebut kutipan yuran pelajar oleh Koperasi B-5-1788 berjumlah RM50.74 juta dikutip tanpa kuasa.
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The report covers federal agencies’ financial statements for 2024, the activities of federal ministries, departments and statutory bodies, as well as state ministries, departments, agencies and state-owned companies.
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The report states that the collection of RM50.74 million in student fees by Koperasi B-5-1788 was deemed invalid.
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Sebastian Korda dictated baseline play in an All-American final, rallying from 0-40 down in the final game to defeat Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3.
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Footage captured teammate Luis Suarez trying to stop Lionel Messi from entering a room following a referee-related incident.
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Ia akan dilaksanakan bersama usaha mempromosikan Tahun Melawat Malaysia 2026 menerusi penganjuran pelbagai acara di sana.
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Beliau berkata apabila Mahkamah Agung AS batal tarif dikenakan pentadbiran Donald Trump ia bermakna kadar 19% dikenakan ke atas Malaysia tidak lagi terpakai.
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The one-term president from 2007 to 2012 has faced a series of legal challenges since leaving office, receiving two definitive convictions in recent years.
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Employers advertised 694,940 jobs in January, a 3.05% monthly fall extending last year’s decline, weakest since January 2021.
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This is a sharp rise from the number of evacuees recorded last night.
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He says when the US Supreme Court struck down the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump’s administration, it meant that the 19% imposed on Malaysia no longer applied.
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The deaths were reported in Gajah Berang and George Town.
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The main index adds 4.45 points to 1,757.28, taking its cue from Wall Street’s firmer close last week.
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The 26-year-old American had started the day with a six-shot advantage that swelled to seven after his birdies at the first and third.
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The precious metal extends recovery momentum as the US ruling weakens the dollar, making bullion cheaper for many buyers.
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Ex-deputy trade and industry minister Ong Kian Ming says the government will have to introduce or expand other taxes if the goods and services tax is not reinstated.
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Bekas timbalan menteri perdagangan antarabangsa dan industri, Ong Kian Ming berkata kerajaan perlu memperkenal atau meluaskan cukai lain jika GST tidak dikembalikan.
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The local note rises to 3.8835/3.9065 as markets digest renewed uncertainty surrounding Washington’s tariff policies.
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Currency traders move cautiously amid conflicting signals from US policy, risk of conflict in the Middle East and fiscal concerns.
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Pokok Playgroup by Bavanie Suppiah is redefining education by weaving language, conservation and curiosity into outdoor play.
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They say such a bloc would struggle to become a mainstream force without the backing of major parties and adequate financial resources.
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Confusion followed the US Supreme Court ruling against President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs, as he first set a 10% rate for the rest of the world, then raised it to 15%, surprising some officials.
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They say the Terengganu menteri besar will need to strike a balance between appealing to the ulamas and non-Malay voters.
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Pengerusi baharu PN, Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, akan perlu melembutkan naratif politik identiti dan menampilkan dasar yang relevan kepada semua kaum.
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Dr Kajel Kaur Gill and Jonathan Bhatti blends Sikh, Catholic and Malaysian traditions in heartfelt ceremony in Ipoh.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Businessman Datuk Ranjeet Singh Sidhu pleaded not guilty on Monday (Feb 23) at the Sessions Court here to a charge of offering an RM8mil bribe to the former president of a bank 14 years ago. Read full story
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SEREMBAN: A 28-year-old man pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here to raping his 18-year-old girlfriend. Read full story
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PETALING JAYA: More than RM1mil in research funds was wasted on developing a Covid-19 screening and monitoring tool in 2022, which was later shelved due to copyright ownership issues, the Auditor-General's Report (AG's Report) revealed. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Prominent Islamic finance figure Tan Sri Dr Mohd Daud Bakar has been charged at the Sessions Court here with abetment over alleged unlicensed securities trading activities. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: The suspension of several members of the Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp) is not a "clean-up", says Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: The earthquake that struck off the coast of Sabah early Monday (Feb 23) morning is the strongest to hit the country in 11 years. Read full story
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SEREMBAN: A 72-year-old man has claimed trial in the Sessions Court here to a charge of committing physical sexual assault on a seven-year-old girl. Read full story
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PETALING JAYA: The Auditor-General's Report (AG's Report) 1/2026 has highlighted several governance issues at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), including irregularities in the collection of student fees and expenditure amounting to millions of ringgit. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: An American expatriate was cheated out of over half a million ringgit after being duped by an online investment scheme. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Any indication of a vacancy for the role of Opposition Leader in the Dewan Rakyat must be presented through official documentation, says Deputy Speaker Datuk Ramli Mohd Nor. Read full story
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Centrus Energy says rising demand and ban on Russian imports risks uranium enrichment ‘supply gap’
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Ancient Financial enters crowded market to manage assets for US retirees
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Oxford university chancellor calls for ‘national conversation’ around young people facing high student debt and living costs
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A welcome shot of serious thought about populism, a bold argument for citizen rule, Gordon Brown revisited — and a work by Cass Sunstein that all politicians should digest
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FTSE 100 group looking to secure commitment in first half of the year as it steps up plans to re-enter narrow-body market
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Lenders have prospered under Trump as they pay lower rates of interest to savers and write more loans
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The two sides disagree profoundly about the basis of the transatlantic alliance
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Longtime bank chief executive will present spending plans at slimmed-down investor presentation on Monday
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Employees say different standards are being applied to president and ‘mortals’ at European Central Bank
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BCG research points to Britain falling behind peers in growth sectors
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Scientists are impressed by a new AI model that predicts drug-molecule interactions. Plus, giant tortoises are once again roaming on a Galápagos island and why science still can’t explain the art of curling.
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Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
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Librarians can be key research partners who help to scour the literature, manage data and make science open.
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Breakthroughs in computing are supercharging a field of science dedicated to building synthetic organisms from scratch.
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Women and children moving through Europe became victims of mass violence.
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Regenerative medicines are headed for people with Parkinson’s disease or severe heart failure — but researchers are concerned about minimal clinical-trial data.
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The ability to make two distinct sounds at once is shared with human beat boxers and throat singers.
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Howard University is reaping the rewards of becoming the first such institution to reach ‘R1’ status.
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A system of five models helps peer reviewers to write more constructive comments, but it is not yet known whether this strengthens the papers that are being reviewed.
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An analysis documents the cumulative income hit mothers incur — as well as the extent to which state aid can offset the loss.
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Societies, animals and even machines have music in common. Our varied experiences of it might tell us about the origins of language.
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The Prince of Wales has told of his “immense sadness” after 25-year-old Lucy Wilde's death.
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US envoy Steve Witkoff says the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major American military build-up nearby.
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The most striking photographs from the Milan-Cortina Games.
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Reports say the former prime minister has demanded a full investigation into Andrew's role as UK trade envoy.
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Gordon Brown has reportedly demanded a police investigation into the use of RAF bases.
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A superb bowling performance ignites England's T20 World Cup campaign as Harry Brook's side beat co-hosts Sri Lanka by 51 runs.
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Twenty-five people were injured by explosions overnight in what officials are calling a terror attack.
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Student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down by Iranian authorities last month.
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They have been named locally as Eddie Hill, 20, and Jayden Long, 19, from Norfolk.
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Test your knowledge - how well do you remember Great Britain's medal-winning moments at the 2026 Winter Olympics?
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The Met says it has not identified any wrongdoing by its protection officers "at this time".
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Mason Miller, 20, was killed on Wednesday when he was fatally stabbed, detectives say.
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But the education secretary says children "will be reviewed in terms of their needs", under planned reforms.
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Freestyle skier Zoe Atkin wins bronze in the women's halfpipe to secure Great Britain's fifth medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, equalling the team's record-best haul.
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Freestyle skier Zoe Atkin wins bronze in the women's halfpipe to secure Great Britain's fifth medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, equalling the team's record-best haul.
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Team GB cap off a disappointing bobsleigh campaign at the Winter Olympics with a seventh-place finish in the four-man bob event.
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Kemi Badenoch says graduates feel 'stitched up' as she promises to cut Plan 2 loan interest charges.
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Mike Huckabee suggested Israel would be justified in taking much of the Middle East on Biblical grounds.
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What's happening and who to look out for at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
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After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.
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The Olympics is a hub of wonderful and weird stories. Here are the ones we didn't expect to tell from Milan-Cortina 2026.
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Judith Rhead was bludgeoned to death by her son, who was meant to be her carer during Covid.
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Andrew's arrest has changed the public's view of the Royal Family, putting pressure on Prince William as he moves closer to being king.
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Alan Milburn returns to his hometown of Newcastle as he undertakes a review into the growing numbers of young people out of work.
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Jade Franks uses her experience of classism to write a hit play which has been picked up by Netflix.
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An inquiry into the attacks carried out by Valdo Calocane will hear evidence in London from Monday.
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Spotify and YouTube's streaming data for 2025 shows some interesting variations in listening habits.
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Studies show burnout in young people is rising and there are a number of reasons why.
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Proponents say relaxed uniforms make life easier for children and are much more practical for physical play.
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A fierce debate is taking place about whether there really has been a revival in Christianity.
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Nurses and doctors are trying to understand and assuage the concerns some patients have over vaccines.
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The biggest night in the British film calendar is upon us - find out who's nominated and how to watch.
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The Supreme Court has rejected US President Donald Trump’s global import taxes
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A dog suspected to have been poisoned was found dead in Hong Kong’s New Territories on Sunday, the fifth such case in the past week, according to police.
The force on Sunday said that between February 16 and Saturday, it had received four reports involving the discovery of five dead dogs suspected to have been poisoned in an open space on Liu Pok Road in Lok Ma Chau.
The latest case had been classified as “cruelty to animals” following a preliminary investigation, but no arrests have been made...
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Hong Kong authorities are looking at implementing a booking system and charging fees for camping hotspots as part of a review of management strategies in response to public concerns about overcrowded beaches and litter during the Lunar New Year holiday.
The Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) posted its plan on its Facebook page on Sunday after campers and hikers called for stronger public education, law enforcement and limits on visitor numbers at popular sites.
At Ham...
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The US Secret Service announced on Sunday that an armed man was shot and killed after entering the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida.
Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during this incident. First lady Melania Trump was also with the president.
The name of the person who was shot has not been released. According to the Secret Service, he was “observed by the north gate of the Mar-a-Lago property...
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Hungary threatened to block a new package of European Union sanctions against Russia and to stall efforts to help Ukraine until Russian oil deliveries to Hungary resume.
The EU’s foreign ministers are set to meet in Brussels on Monday to discuss the bloc’s 20th round of sanctions against Moscow, a measure they hope will be approved in time to coincide with the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday.
In a video posted to social media on Sunday, Hungarian Foreign Minister...
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China has launched its first next-generation Type 095 nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), according to satellite imagery analysed by defence experts.
It marks a significant leap as Beijing ramps up the underwater arms race to challenge US naval dominance in technology and production.
Images captured between February 9 and 12 showed the vessel being fitted out at the Bohai Shipyard in Huludao, Liaoning province, according to Janes and Naval News.
Defence analysts said the pictures revealed a...
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Hong Kong must more than double the number of secondary school pupils studying advanced maths to ensure a sufficient pipeline of students pursuing science and technology courses at university and careers in those sectors, according to the head of a curriculum review.
The government plans to review the admission score calculations for some of the universities’ science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) programmes, as well as revamp the combination of related elective subjects...
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A single policy could redraw global food supply lines and scramble markets from the Americas to Southeast Asia.
In early February, the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee and State Council released the annual “No 1 document”, the country’s first policy statement of 2026 and its blueprint for agriculture, farmers and rural areas. As one of the world’s largest agricultural producers, importers and exporters, any shift in Beijing’s food strategy carries global repercussions.
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Islamabad said it carried out strikes along the border with Afghanistan early on Sunday, targeting what it called hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside Pakistan. The Afghan Red Crescent Society said more than a dozen people were killed.
Pakistan did not specify the locations targeted, but the Afghan Defence Ministry said in a statement “various civilian areas” in the provinces of Nangarhar and Paktika in eastern Afghanistan were hit, including a religious madrasa...
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Malaysia’s anti-corruption chief Azam Baki was summoned by a special committee set up to probe his stock ownership to explain the matter on Thursday, as authorities respond to calls for him to be investigated.
The committee is examining the compliance and regularity of Azam’s share ownership based on the initial report it received, Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar, chief secretary to the government, said in a statement on Sunday. It is still in the process of evaluating all evidence obtained and will call...
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Hong Kong recorded a 13 per cent increase in visitors from mainland China during the Lunar New Year holiday against a year ago, with the influx boosting jewellery sales by 10 per cent during the period despite a sharp rise in gold prices.
Industry representatives said on Sunday that overall business was better than last year, although the recovery remained uneven across sectors and was not always directly tied to the greater number of mainland visitors.
Immigration figures showed mainland...
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A man has reported the loss of Pokemon trading cards worth about HK$8,000 (US$1,023) after a burglary at a shop in Hong Kong – the second reported criminal case involving the collectibles in two months.
Police said they received a report at about 2.50am on Sunday from a 25-year-old man that his 1,000 sq ft shop in Chung Mei Centre on Hing Yip Street, Kwun Tong, had been ransacked.
He also found that more than 10 security cameras had been sprayed with red paint.
An initial count indicated that...
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Some lucky Hong Kong fans of K-pop star G Dragon pocketed at least HK$320 (US$41) from the record HK$200 million Lunar New Year Mark Six draw after they chose lottery numbers he suggested.
G Dragon fans took to social media to share news of their earnings after the winning numbers were announced on Saturday.
During a fan meeting earlier this month in Seoul, the star was asked by a South Korean fan to name some lucky lottery numbers.
After glancing at a countdown timer for the segment at the...
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Russia fired scores of missiles and drones at targets across Ukraine on Sunday, crashing into energy and rail infrastructure and residential buildings, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
Journalists in Kyiv heard a series of blasts starting at around 4.00am, shortly after an air raid alert was issued, with the air force later widening the alert nationwide, citing the threat of missiles.
“Moscow continues to invest in strikes more than in diplomacy,” Ukrainian...
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Sanju*, a foreign domestic helper of Nepalese ethnicity, never imagined her Hong Kong dream would turn into a nightmare.
The 34-year-old arrived in Hong Kong in 2023, driven by a simple wish to work in the city of her dreams. But she said her first employer paid her 30 per cent below the statutory minimum wage, allowed her only two hours of sleep a day, and gave her just three rest days over six months, during which she was only paid two months’ salary.
After six months, she was dismissed and...
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Taiwan’s parliament is set to prioritise review of a disputed NT$1.25 trillion (US$40 billion) special defence budget bill when its new session begins on Tuesday, as pressure mounts from Washington.
But US President Donald Trump’s recent remarks about consulting Chinese President Xi Jinping on arms sales could complicate the debate, potentially giving Taipei’s opposition parties greater room to manoeuvre and reshape the final version of the bill, according to analysts.
The renewed push follows...
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US software company OpenMind, according to founder and CEO Jan Liphardt, caused a commotion last year at a park in San Francisco where the firm shot a promotional video.
“A crowd of people came, children came running, cars stopped and the police came,” he said, because “there was a robot in the park”.
In an interview, Liphardt told the South China Morning Post that such a scenario would have been treated differently on the other side of the world. “If a [Unitree] G1 walked across the street in...
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Relatives, colleagues and residents gathered in a county in central China on the weekend to pay tribute to six firefighters who died after putting out a blaze during the Chinese New Year holidays.
The firefighters were killed on Thursday afternoon when their truck ran off a cliff in Xinhua county, Hunan province, as they were returning from extinguishing a house fire in the hills.
A seventh firefighter in the truck was injured and transferred to a hospital in the capital city of Changsha that...
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As political pressure on the US Federal Reserve intensifies in Washington, the reverberations are rippling across the globe. Gregory Peters, co-chief investment officer of fixed income at PGIM, has noted that bringing political pressure to bear on the Fed is an “own goal” – a self-inflicted shock that erodes confidence and is unlikely to deliver lower borrowing costs for the US.
This reassessment – marked by quiet “sell America” trades – is beginning to surface.
The damage extends far beyond...
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The acquisition price for properties damaged in Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po fire will be “far lower” if homeowners reject the government’s buy-back offer and authorities are forced to use legislation to acquire the remaining properties, a senior official has said.
Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun on Sunday dismissed claims that the government was using public funds to cover its responsibility for the Tai Po tragedy, following online criticism that taxpayers’ money was being used to...
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A 34-year-old chef has been arrested for allegedly spraying an unknown liquid on three female pedestrians near Hong Kong’s Tai Wai MTR station in separate incidents during the Christmas and Lunar New Year holiday periods.
The first incident took place on Christmas morning, when a woman crossing a footbridge on Mei Tin Road felt liquid dripping on her hair and saw a man running away from her soon after.
Police arrested the man on suspicion of common assault on January 8 and later released him on...
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Having electrified its highways, China is mobilising its shipbuilding prowess and battery giants such as CATL to overhaul some shipping fleets, betting that the revolution in green transport can float as well as it drives.
The shift towards clean energy underscores Beijing’s broader decarbonisation commitment – vowing to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and achieve neutrality by 2060. These goals have spurred substantial strides in renewable capacity installation, end-use revamps, new technology...
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Young people in Japan are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make before-and-after cosmetic surgery photographs which look like they are two “different” versions of themselves in a single setting.
Data suggests the country is relatively relaxed about cosmetic procedures, but the latest trend is raising concerns about the effect it might have on youngsters.
According to the Japan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the country logged about 3.3 million aesthetic medical procedures in 2022,...
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The Australian frigate HMAS Toowoomba sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday and Saturday, monitored closely by the People’s Liberation Army, which remained on alert throughout the transit, according to a mainland Chinese media report.
The Global Times, a nationalist newspaper affiliated with the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily, reported the vessel’s passage on Saturday, citing a Chinese military source.
Citing a military fan site that monitors airspace activities around the...
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US envoy Steve Witkoff said on Saturday that President Donald Trump is questioning why Iran has not “capitulated” in the face of Washington’s military build-up aimed at pressuring them into a nuclear deal.
The United States and Iran this week resumed Oman-mediated talks in Geneva aimed at averting the possibility of military action, after Washington sent two aircraft carriers, jets and weaponry to the region to back its warnings.
In a Fox News interview with Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara, Witkoff...
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Resorts are near capacity in Pattaya, Bangkok restaurants are doing a roaring trade and the strict time slots to visit the Louis Vuitton pop-up “hotel” in the Thai capital are fully booked.
As this year’s Lunar New Year holiday draws to a close, Thailand’s tourist businesses are totting up the receipts from what many hope will be an enduring rebound in Chinese visitors.
More than 30,000 Chinese visitors have arrived each day since the start of January. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)...
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When an ibuprofen dance challenge went viral on the Chinese social media platform Douyin in late 2022 during the Covid-19 pandemic, shares of the country’s leading ibuprofen maker surged more than 200 per cent in two weeks.
Now profits at Shandong Xinhua Pharmaceutical are plunging, and it is not alone, as drug makers are hit by oversupply and weakening demand.
The net profit at Shandong Xinhua, a leading manufacturer and exporter of fever and pain medicines, including ibuprofen, fell 26 per...
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Hong Kong must exercise fiscal prudence, carefully weighing social needs while maintaining adequate reserves to guard against unforeseen circumstances, the finance chief has said as he outlined the principles of the budget he will deliver on Wednesday.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Sunday also revealed the purple cover for the 2026-27 budget, saying the colour symbolised Hong Kong’s strengthening economic momentum amid a volatile external environment.
The remarks came as the city braced...
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US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was sending a hospital boat to Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory that he has long coveted and threatened to seize by force.
Trump’s rhetoric has ratcheted up tensions between the United States and Denmark, while putting the global spotlight on the Arctic as he insists mineral-rich Greenland is vital for US and Nato security against Russia and China.
He said the boat would treat many “sick” people in Greenland, without providing any details on...
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Hong Kong authorities froze HK$261 million (US$33.4 million) in suspected criminal proceeds linked to money laundering and drug trafficking last year, but experts say it may take as long as seven years for any of the funds to reach government coffers.
According to data from the Joint Financial Intelligence Unit, run by police and customs, a total of HK$869 million confiscated criminal proceeds landed in the coffers between 2018 and 2024, with the annual amount fluctuating between HK$284 million...
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On the top floor of a trendy anime-themed mall near Beijing’s Chaoyang Park, a three-minute trailer gave a taste of what is expected to be China’s next blockbuster role-playing video game.
On the large screen, characters called Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor and Northern Beggar appeared in exquisitely rendered martial arts duels. Rising above it all with a sinister smile was Dongfang Bubai, a martial artist who castrated himself to learn the secrets of the skills in the...
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North Korea aired a new propaganda film on TV about a failed assassination attempt on the country’s supreme leader, with South Korean media describing it as an “unprecedented work addressing a taboo”.
The film Days and Nights of Confrontation, which had been screened at cinemas in Pyongyang since last year, was released for the first time on state-run Korean Central Television in January.
The latest piece depicting a plot to kill Kim Jong-il, the late father of incumbent leader Kim Jong-un, by...
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Yik Wai Chee doesn’t think of himself as a believer.
The 33-year-old senior executive at a Malaysia-based AI company is the kind of person who deals in data and decision-making frameworks, not destiny.
Yet for years, he has consulted bazi, the ancient Chinese system of elemental forecasting, as a kind of strategic gut check on his life.
“For me, it is just a long-term ‘luck check’ to see if there are general strategies I can adapt to get through some life challenges,” he said. “If it doesn’t...
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Deeper regulatory ties and a shared push for new growth sectors are expected to give fresh impetus to cross-border investment flows between China and the Middle East, according to industry players and a United Arab Emirates (UAE) regulator.
Hong Kong would benefit from the increased China-Middle East cooperation as the city develops into “a key hub for Middle Eastern capital to deploy in Asia and an important gateway for Chinese capital to go global to the Middle East,” said Linda Cai, inbound...
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Tehran resident Hamid struggles to sleep as fears of renewed conflict haunt the Iranian capital after last year’s 12-day war with Israel.
“I don’t sleep well at night even while taking pills,” Hamid said, as he expressed concern for his “family’s health … my kids and grandchildren”.
The city woke up to blasts overnight from June 12 to 13 last year as Iran’s arch-enemy Israel launched an unprecedented military campaign.
The war erupted as Iran was preparing for another round of talks with the...
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When the results of China’s gruelling National Higher Education Entrance Examination – or gaokao – were released last summer, Lin Gangming was surprised to learn that he had scored high enough to attend some of the country’s top universities.
But instead of chasing prestige, the student from Yangjiang, a small coastal city in Guangdong province, chose a different path: Shenzhen Polytechnic University – a public undergraduate vocational college in the province.
Stories like Lin’s, covered by the...
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The surge in gold prices has brought a wave of new investment-focused bullion retailers to Hong Kong’s prime shopping areas, adding a distinct segment alongside traditional jewellery merchants.
These retailers – which sell gold coins and bars, rather than ornamental pieces – have taken up ground-floor store spaces that were left vacant during the city’s post-pandemic recovery.
Their rapid expansion has been followed by the return of high-end jewellery vendors, a development that has helped...
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When Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office director Xia Baolong recently described Hong Kong’s executive-led system as a distinct governance model, he elevated it from an administrative arrangement to constitutional doctrine. A doctrine is not merely about structure. It is about how governance power is exercised. In Hong Kong’s executive-led system, that exercise begins with engaging the governed.
The national security white paper unveiled earlier this month highlights the need to achieve both...
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Hong Kong’s coming annual budget must address critical bottlenecks in technology and talent attraction to pave the way for the city’s first five-year development framework in line with national priorities, according to observers.
The budget, to be delivered by Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po on Wednesday, is more than a fiscal exercise. It is viewed as the first major test of officials’ “reform mindset” after Beijing unveiled the nation’s 15th five-year plan recommendations, which include...
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A chubby seven-year-old boy in China who agreed to skip rope exactly in line with the number of thumbs-up a video of him doing so got has seen his video clip liked by more than 1.8 million internet users.
The clip released by the father, surnamed He, on February 9 was flooded with likes, amused that the boy agreed to his father’s novel weight-loss idea, the Qilu Evening News reported.
The boy, nicknamed Tangdou, which means sugar bean, is being raised by his grandparents in his hometown in...
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The vapes used to be obvious. Bright displays of flavoured liquid, a shop just down the road, a transaction as unremarkable as buying shampoo. Batrisyia, 28, remembers how easy it was.
Those days are gone. Or rather, in Malaysia at least, the trade has moved under the table.
“It’s definitely less open now,” said Batrisyia, a Johor native who asked to be identified by a pseudonym for fear of backlash. “You don’t see big vape displays like before, and we can’t buy online any more. But it hasn’t...
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While K-pop has conquered almost every corner of the globe, South Korea’s entertainment industry remains largely locked out of the Chinese market due to a geopolitical chill that has lingered for a decade.
China unofficially banned South Korean entertainment products in 2016 after Seoul deployed the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system (THAAD) despite Beijing’s objections. K-pop concerts were cancelled, South Korean dramas disappeared from Chinese streaming platforms, and South Korean...
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Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East.
Huckabee made the comments in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired on Friday. Carlson said that according to the Bible, the descendants of Abraham would receive land that today would include essentially the entire Middle East, and asked Huckabee if Israel had a right to that land.
Huckabee responded:...
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A tour bus carrying Chinese tourists plunged through the ice on Russia’s Lake Baikal, killing eight people, officials said.
One of the Chinese tourists managed to escape from the bus, which was crossing the frozen lake on Friday, Irkutsk regional Governor Igor Kobzev wrote in a Telegram post on Saturday. He said the dead included seven Chinese tourists and the driver.
The bus plunged into a three-metre-wide (10-foot-wide) ice crevasse, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry reported. The lake is 18...
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Nasa’s new moon rocket suffered another setback on Saturday, almost certain to bump astronauts’ first lunar trip in decades into spring.
The space agency revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March 6 for the Artemis II mission, humanity’s first flight to the moon in more than half a century.
Overnight, the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage was interrupted, officials said. Solid helium flow is essential for purging the engines and pressurising the fuel tanks.
This...
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A day after his stunning loss at the US Supreme Court, President Donald Trump said on Saturday he is raising from 10 to 15 per cent a temporary tariff rate on imports from all countries.
“I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10 per cent Worldwide Tariff on Countries, many of which have been ‘ripping’ the US off for decades, without retribution (until I came along!), to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15 per cent level,” he said on...
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The struggling Owls became the first English Football League club to be relegated after Sunday's 2-1 'Steel City' derby loss.
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A source says the suspect submitted fake details to fulfil the conditions for a RM400 million facility to finance a fibre optic project.
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Penang DAP chairman Steven Sim says regardless of the outcome, the party will not turn its back on the people.
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Suspek dipercayai memberi rasuah kepada pengarah urusan kumpulan sebuah bank sebagai balasan bantu meluluskan permohonan pinjaman.
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The suspect was observed near the north gate of US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can.
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A passenger boat collided with a vessel on Thac Ba lake, and 17 of the 23 people on board were rescued after it capsized.
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Sabah and Sarawak affairs minister Mustapha Sakmud says no decision has been made yet although the prime minister has supported the idea.
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Panglima Angkatan Tentera Malek Razak Sulaiman amat tersentuh dengan ketabahan ditunjukkan ahli keluarga K Indiran.
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Women and children were among the dozens killed and injured in Saturday's attacks.
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The prime minister says the country's economic progress can be impacted if people are preoccupied with communal issues.
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US president Donald Trump has said he will impose global tariffs of 15% to replace the tariffs scrapped by the Supreme Court.
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The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee’s suggestion that Israel has a biblical right to much of the Middle East drew condemnation from countries across the region.
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Perdana Menteri Anwar Ibrahim berkata kerajaan akan menunggu laporan terperinci Miti sebelum menentukan tindakan lanjut.
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S Usha says K Indiran, who collapsed during training, was her 'pillar of strength' after her husband died in an RMAF plane crash in 2016.
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As of last week, heavy downpours have displaced over 180,000 people, and authorities report at least four deaths.
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The long-standing ties between Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and the late convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have caused years of embarrassment.
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Perdana menteri berkata menggunakan agama untuk mencetuskan polemik akan merosakkan keharmonian dan menjejaskan usaha membangunkan negara.
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Pengerusi baharu PN berkata langkah itu perlu untuk menjadikan PN nukleus harapan rakyat.
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The Toowoomba, an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy, conducted a routine transit through the Taiwan Strait.
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The PAS veep says the Bersatu president helped the coalition win big in the last general election.
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Defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen says the Greenlandic population receives the healthcare it needs and does not require medical assistance from other countries.
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Ex-Bersatu deputy president and allies say they will give their full cooperation to new Perikatan Nasional chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.
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Mereka berikrar akan memberi sokongan penuh kepada Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar untuk memimpin gabungan pembangkang itu.
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Iran and the US renewed negotiations earlier this month to tackle their decades-long dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme.
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Penambahbaikan akan dibincangkan pada mesyuarat akan datang, kata timbalan setiausaha agung PN.
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The delay was mainly due to uncertainty over tariffs, following the US Supreme Court’s decision to strike down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
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Besides the market overhang and Nvidia's results, Wall Street will focus on other tech-sector quarterly reports.
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Kementerian Kewangan berkata tiada bantuan sedemikian diberikan dan orang ramai dinasihatkan tidak klik pautan meragukan.
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Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Karim says he will keep fighting for the party despite differences with Anwar Ibrahim, calling them normal in an 'open' party.
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Ahli Parlimen Pasir Gudang itu kata perbezaan pandangan dengan kepimpinan perkara biasa dalam PKR.
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Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton is going on public display for the first time to mark the 800th anniversary of his death.
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Polis berkata semakan mendapati dua akaun bank suspek mempunyai lima dan 15 rekod penipuan.
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The Treasury says no such assistance is being given, and advises the public against clicking on suspicious links.
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Agreement has been reached in principle to 'strengthen' the opposition coalition, says its deputy sec-gen.
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Minister of the presidency Khadar Hussein Abdi said he could not rule out the possibility of also allowing Israel to set up a military presence.
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Lee Chong Wei says BAM has responded to the men's singles shuttler, who is expected to make a decision within the coming week.
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Steve Witkoff says US President Donald Trump was curious about Iran’s position after he had warned Tehran of severe consequences if it failed to strike a deal.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called on Donald Trump to treat all countries equally after the US leader imposed a 15% tariff on imports.
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The foreign ministry has objected to the Takeshima Day event held by Japan's Shimane prefecture.
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PN setuju peranan ketua pembangkang digalas PAS sebagai parti terbesar di Parlimen, kata Timbalan Setiausaha Agung PN Takiyuddin Hassan.
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Perjanjian itu didakwa diluluskan secara tergesa-gesa tanpa persetujuan Kementerian Kewangan dan Miti.
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The Islamic party will however need some time to look into the matter.
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Alphonso Davies suffered a torn muscle fibre in his right hamstring during Bayern Munich’s 3-2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan Nga Kor Ming berkata rumah ibadat ialah pusat menyemai nilai murni, perpaduan nasional dan kesejahteraan komuniti.
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Naib Presiden PAS Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar menggantikan Presiden Bersatu Muhyiddin Yassin.
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The PAS veep replaces Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin who relinquished the post on Jan 1.
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Ketua Penerangan Ahmad Fadhli Shaari kata exco tidak boleh mempengaruhi siasatan SPRM.
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The deal was alleged to have been pushed through hastily despite not having the agreement of the finance ministry and Miti.
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The overnight strikes have hit Kyiv and the region around the capital, the Black Sea port of Odesa and central Ukraine, says Kyiv.
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Anak bongsu Hashim Jasin berkata keadaan jantung bapanya semakin lemah, selain mempunyai komplikasi kesihatan lain.
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Sebastian Korda reached his first ATP final by toppling third-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli 7-6 (7-1), 6-1 to book a title showdown with Tommy Paul.
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Daughter says Hashim Jasin's condition is still unstable as his heart is weak and he has other health complications.
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Arab and Islamic governments issue statement denouncing comments made on Tucker Carlson podcast
Governments from across the Islamic world have condemned remarks by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, suggesting it would “be fine” for Israel to claim a broad swath of the Middle East.
Huckabee, an evangelical Christian pastor and former Arkansas governor, has long been an outspoken supporter of Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories.
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Identity of man who was ‘carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can’ has not been released
The US Secret Service shot and killed an armed intruder who breached the perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s Florida residence and private club in Palm Beach, early on Sunday.
Although the US president often spends weekends at the ocean resort, he was at the White House in Washington during this incident, as was first lady Melania Trump.
Additional reporting by the Associated Press
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Business leaders expect UK to ‘double down’ on deal announced by Donald Trump and Keir Starmer in 2025
Graeme Wearden: Trump’s trade war risks undermining his hopes of hefty US interest rate cuts
High-level talks with the US administration over the threat of increased tariffs are under way as the UK government says it wants “the best possible deal” for UK companies.
Business leaders said they expected the UK to “double down” on the existing Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) – announced by Donald Trump and Keir Starmer in May last year – rather than walk away.
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US president calls for removal of Susan Rice as streaming platform pursues takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
Donald Trump has told Netflix to remove the Democratic foreign policy expert Susan Rice from its board or “face the consequences”, while the streaming platform is locked in an extraordinary corporate battle to take control of Warner Bros Discovery (WBD).
In comments posted on his Truth Social platform, the US president described Rice – who served as national security adviser to Barack Obama and UN ambassador and White House adviser under Joe Biden – as a “political hack” and accused her of having “no talent or skills”.
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Education secretary Bridget Phillipson suggests priority is grants for poorer students rather than cutting interest
Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives would scrap the “unfair debt trap” of high interest rates on student loans, piling pressure on Labour ministers to tackle the growing outrage over the high costs.
The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, admitted the system of plan 2 loans had “problems” but suggested the government’s priority would be maintenance grants for poorer students, rather than tackling the high interest rates.
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Exclusive: Report says British teenagers’ time for books is being crowded out by schoolwork, screens and sports
Fewer than one in 10 boys aged 14 to 16 in the UK read daily, according to research, which found reading for pleasure was being crowded out of teenage lives by schoolwork, screens and sports.
While reading declines for both boys and girls in early adolescence, there are “signs of recovery” among girls in later teenage years, but boys’ engagement remains persistently low, according to the National Literacy Trust (NLT).
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Official US social media accounts posted about rise of ‘violent radical leftism’ after killing of Quentin Deranque in Lyon last week
The French foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, has said he will summon Charles Kushner, the US ambassador to France, over comments related to the killing of the French far-right activist Quentin Deranque.
Deranque was beaten to death in Lyon last week during a fight with alleged hard-left activists.
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Battle-tested Ukrainian startup that advertises a ‘Killbox’ drone recruited Prince as non-executive chair
After multiple sources previously told the Guardian that Erik Prince – Maga ally and founder of the now defunct mercenary company Blackwater – was looking to work with Ukraine’s invaluable drone sector, recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) documents confirm he now is.
Swarmer, which bills itself as a battle-tested Ukrainian startup specializing in autonomous drone software, filed for an initial public offering and has recruited Prince to help sell the company as non-executive chair.
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Puerto Rican rapper speaks at concert of Colón’s influence after trombonist, vocalist and composer dies aged 75
Tributes have poured in from stars including Bad Bunny for Willie Colón, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer who died on Saturday aged 75.
With more than 30m albums sold, multiple platinum records and 11 combined Grammy and Latin Grammy nominations, Colón is among the most successful salsa artists of all time.
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Leaders of both Denmark and Arctic territory rebuff US president’s claim that islanders are ‘not being taken care of’
Greenland has said it does not need medical assistance from other countries, after Donald Trump said he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory he wants to acquire.
The US president said he would dispatch the vessel in a social media post on Saturday, claiming that Greenlanders were not getting the healthcare they needed.
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Hundreds of thousands of visitors expected for month-long display of 13th-century saint’s remains
Saint Francis of Assisi’s skeleton is going on full public display from Sunday for the first time, in a move that is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors.
Inside a nitrogen-filled case with the Latin inscription “Corpus Sancti Francisci” (the body of Saint Francis), the remains are being shown in the Italian hillside town’s Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi.
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Proposal will be at heart of offer to US as Trump considers whether to attack Iran
Iran is refusing to export its 300kg stockpile of highly enriched uranium, but is willing to dilute the purity of the stockpile it holds under the supervision of UN nuclear inspectorate the IAEA, Iranian sources have said.
The proposal will be at the heart of the offer Iran is due to make to the US in the next few days, as the US president, Donald Trump, weighs whether to use his vast naval buildup in the Middle East to attack the country.
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Police investigating the mistaken kidnapping of grandfather Chris Baghsarian are appealing for information about suspicious car fires that could be related to the case, AAP reports.
Hopes are fading of finding the 85-year-old alive, who was taken captive more than a week ago when three men stormed his Sydney home and bundled him into an SUV.
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Major chains agree to halve default sweetness, but street vendors and cafes remain outside sugar tax rules
A crowd of customers, holding phones aloft, watch intently as Auntie Nid mixes up her bestseller: an iced Thai tea.
Condensed milk is poured into a glass, followed by three heaped tablespoons of sugar, and then freshly strained tea. The end product – a deep orange, creamy treat – is poured into a plastic bag filled with ice.
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The trade minister, Don Farrell, says Australia has ‘consistently advocated’ against the ‘unjustified tariffs’, after the US president announced new levies
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Australia will “examine all options” after the US president Donald Trump announced a temporary 15% tariff would apply to US imports from all countries.
The US president’s move came less than 24 hours after the US supreme court overturned his original 10% import tariff. Shortly after the ruling, Trump announced he was reinstating the 10% duties using a different law before raising it again to 15%.
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One woman is subject to temporary exclusion order over security concerns, but home affairs minister says group is ‘not consistent’ in their beliefs
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Tony Burke says authorities “know the state of mind” of each of the 34 Australian women and children stuck in a Syrian detention camp, but says his options to prevent them returning to Australia are limited.
The home affairs minister, who represents a south-western Sydney electorate with a high Muslim population, also warned Pauline Hanson’s recent derogatory comments against Muslims in Australia could incite violence.
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‘Intelligence-based, selective operations’ carried out against Pakistani Taliban camps, says information ministry
Pakistan launched multiple airstrikes on Saturday night targeting militants in neighbouring Afghanistan, where the government reported children were among dozens of people killed and wounded.
Islamabad did not say precisely where the strikes were carried out or provide other details.
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US allies including the UK, EU and Japan hardest hit after Supreme Court rules against previous levies
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Trump and wife Melania were in Washington at the time of incident early on Sunday
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Foreign minister says Ukraine must first resume oil transit via Druzhba pipeline
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Militant group calls Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa a western ‘puppet without a soul’
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Woman arrested after one person killed and at least 25 injured by ‘double-tap’ bombing in western city
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Country’s trade minister says bloc must be prepared to retaliate while Beijing warns of turmoil
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The Trump administration’s energy policy will make the country sicker and poorer
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Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
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Competing demands on our attention are undermining our ability to focus
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Analysts say the risk of retaliation is likely to deter countries from seeking to backtrack on already agreed deals
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China and others have long been adept at using supply chains to their advantage — the EU should do the same
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Activists fear coming third to Greens and Reform, which have both run energetic and populist campaigns
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TK Elevator predicts a boost from elderly people reluctant to take the stairs
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Peter Thiel-chaired data intelligence group alleges that Republik did not give it sufficient right to reply
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After a year of acrimony, rightwing activist Leo Brent Bozell III is charged with navigating the fraught relationship
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UG Solutions, which guarded aid distribution sites in enclave, seeks new business under Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ plan
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Groups unable to cash out while other forms of dealmaking have returned
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Defence technology sector outperforms in an otherwise gloomy landscape as Russia’s invasion enters fifth year
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AI is fuelling a surge in recorded work meetings that we need to think about more carefully
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Companies are seeking advice on how to provide energy to data centres and profit from artificial intelligence
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Gap between large moves in individual equities and subdued index performance hits highest since global financial crisis
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US LNG arriving at entry points in Greece can be exported by pipeline to the Balkans and beyond
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Case brought by Kathryn Shiber fuelled debate about junior bankers’ working hours
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The world’s most populous country continues to struggle to find its place in an industry dominated by the US and China
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US president steps back into fight between streamer and Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery
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KUALA LUMPUR: The status of the Opposition leader will be one of the burning questions to be answered as the Dewan Rakyat reconvenes its meeting on Monday (Feb 23) after a week-long break for Chinese New Year and the start of Ramadan. Read full story
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is monitoring the implications of a recent US Supreme Court ruling that struck down tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, with the Investment, Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) now reviewing the matter. Read full story
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KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims placed in temporary evacuation centres in Sabah, as of 8pm on Sunday (Feb 22), continues to rise to 3,427 people from 1,449 families compared to 3,266 people from 1,401 families at 4pm earlier the same day. Read full story
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PETALING JAYA: PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has given a glowing tribute to Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin for his services and sacrifices while helming Perikatan Nasional (Perikatan) as its chairman. Read full story
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PETALING JAYA: Newly appointed Perikatan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar says that he aims to create a political consensus for all Malaysians across diverse religions, races, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds. Read full story
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PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin and 18 other MPs have pledged their continued support for Perikatan Nasional (Perikatan) following the appointment of PAS vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar as the coalition's new chairman. Read full story
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JOHOR BARU: Pakatan Harapan veteran Hassan Abdul Karim has vowed to continue supporting the party despite not defending his seat. Read full story
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KEPALA BATAS: A fire victim, whose house was destroyed along with three other homes in Kampung Permatang Krai Besar here early this morning, did not expect that the explosion she heard while warming up food for sahur was actually a fire. Read full story
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PAITAN: Continuous heavy rain since the night of Feb 18 triggered severe flooding in several parts of northern Sabah, leaving a rural primary school in Paitan badly damaged just as pupils were due to return after a week-long break. Read full story
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Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
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Gap between large moves in individual equities and subdued index performance hits highest since global financial crisis
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US LNG arriving at entry points in Greece can be exported by pipeline to the Balkans and beyond
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Is the global atmospheric commons destined to be an industrial waste dumping ground?
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"Accessing and remediating any of these issues can only be performed in the VAB."
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Since Nicolás Maduro’s capture by the United States, Venezuela has released hundreds of political prisoners and approved a new amnesty law, although the restrictions on those freed have raised questions about whether this signals real change. Our international correspondent Simon Romero describes what’s happening.
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Some homeowners displaced by the deadly Tai Po blaze were disappointed by Hong Kong authorities’ decision to buy back their flats instead of resettling them at the original site, even as the acquisition offer was described by a surveyor as “generous”.
Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun unveiled the long-term resettlement plan on Saturday, offering options to buy back the flats at HK$8,000 or HK$10,500 (US$1,023 or US$1,343) per square foot.
Homeowners could also opt for...
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Germany’s ruling conservatives on Saturday passed a motion to ban social media use for under 14s and introduce more stringent digital verification checks for teenagers, building momentum for such limits in Germany and elsewhere in Europe.
At a party conference in the city of Stuttgart, Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union also called for fines for online platforms that failed to enforce such limits and European Union-wide harmonisation of age standards.
A growing number of...
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Campers and hikers have urged Hong Kong authorities to step up public education, law enforcement and impose foot traffic limits at campsites after some areas were flooded with visitors during the Lunar New Year holiday.
A visit by the South China Morning Post on Saturday to Ham Tin Wan, a beach in Sai Kung, found about 50 visitors and 30 tents. Empty plastic bottles, used tissue paper and chocolate wrappers were seen lying on the sand and in bushes and shrubs.
Officers from the Agricultural,...
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China’s push to sell its J-35 fifth generation fighter jet in the Asia-Pacific was likely to face stiff competition from US rival the F-35 as well as cheaper alternatives, military analysts said after the plane featured at this year’s Singapore Airshow.
They said political and economic considerations apart from performance would weigh on potential buyers, and questioned how many countries would want to buy the Chinese plane.
In Singapore this month, the booth operated by China National...
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Hong Kong police are investigating the death of a 66-year-old man who fell from bamboo scaffolding, with drugs discovered in the flat he climbed out of.
The force said the man, surnamed Yip, was found unconscious on a platform at 3 Nelson Street in Mong Kok at 2.38pm on Saturday. He was rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei but was subsequently declared dead.
Police said detectives from its Mong Kok district criminal investigation team had taken over the case and were looking into the...
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Like rocks, egg shells can trap isotopes, allowing us to use them to date samples.
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A new book argues that tests might reshape human diversity even if they don't work.
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"Noncitizens" lost after-hours access to a NIST lab last month.
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“We’re now targeting March 6 as our earliest launch attempt ... there is still pending work."
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Microsoft CoreAI exec Asha Sharma will take over in surprise executive shake-up.
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MAHA members call movement a "sham" after Kennedy supports glyphosate order.
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Persona confirmed all age-check data from Discord's UK test was deleted.
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Brendan Carr wants "patriotic" shows for Trump's yearlong America 250 celebration.
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The company asserts it will continue to make VR headsets, though.
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The unusual dual role has renewed criticism of Bhattacharya's lack of leadership.
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If DDoSing a blog wasn't bad enough, archive site also tampered with web snapshots.
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Director says PC is the "foundation" when targeting "high-end environments first."
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The revised age may help make sense of 2-million-year-old stone tools elsewhere in China.
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"The king has abdicated his throne. A new line is coming. A new line of unsullied kings."
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Games appear to be mostly unmodified ports of the well-regarded remakes.
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Trump orders massive buildup of naval forces in Middle East, leading to fears of an imminent war
Iran’s foreign minister has said he expects to have a draft counterproposal ready within days after nuclear talks with the US this week, while Donald Trump said he was considering limited military strikes.
The US president has ordered a massive buildup of naval forces in the Middle East, including repositioning aircraft carriers and other warships, leading to fears of an imminent war. But it is not clear if the military movements are intended as an intimidation tactic to put pressure on Iran to make concessions on its nuclear programme.
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A 32-year-old has been charged with serious vilification or hate crime and other offences but police say it is not being considered a terrorist incident
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Police have charged a man after a car was used to ram the gates of a synagogue in Brisbane.
Officers say the man was driving a Toyota Hilux utility when he knocked down the gates of the property in Margaret Street in Brisbane’s CBD shortly after 7pm on Friday.
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Furious Trump signs global 10% duty after supreme court issues tariff blow
Trump news at a glance: president lobs insults at US supreme court for striking down his global tariffs
What will happen to Trump’s tariffs after supreme court verdict?
According to reporters at the supreme court, one box of opinions has been brought out.
Typically, this means we can expect two decisions from the court.
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Aid workers say the camp where 34 women and children are being held are ‘dire’ and present more risk than if they were repatriated
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Conditions in the north-eastern Syrian camp where 34 Australians have been forcibly returned are deteriorating dramatically, with reports of near-nightly raids, and increasingly violent beatings, amid worsening uncertainty over their futures.
The 11 women and 23 Australian children forced back to Roj camp on Monday returned to find their tents – formerly huddled collectively in a row known as Australia Street – demolished and their possessions seized.
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Hezbollah leader among dead as Israel says it hit militant command centres
At least 10 people have been killed and 24 wounded – including three children – in Israeli strikes in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa valley, the Lebanese health ministry has said.
Israel said it had hit “command centres” of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Two security sources told Reuters that the senior Hezbollah leader Hussein Yaghi was killed in the attacks.
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Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants
Giant tortoises, the life-giving engineers of remote small island ecosystems, are plodding over the Galápagos island of Floreana for the first time in more than 180 years.
The Floreana giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger niger), a subspecies of the giant tortoise once found across the Galápagos, was driven to extinction in the 1840s by whalers who removed thousands from the volcanic island to provide a living larder during their hunting voyages.
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Dozens of the animals in Chiang Mai region first began to show signs of illness earlier this month
A highly contagious virus is believed to have caused the deaths of 72 captive tigers in northern Thailand this month, with officials racing to contain the outbreak.
Teams are urgently disinfecting enclosures and preparing to vaccinate surviving animals.
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The tide has turned against the cap-weighted index
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Raspberry Pi has more substance than some former retail-investor darlings
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Trump has come close to exploding one of the great myths of the investment world
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Figure hit by drop in government spending during federal shutdown comes in far below analysts’ expectations
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Boaz Weinstein’s investment vehicle launches offer as private credit group is seeking to shore up investor confidence
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Investment company Tradable Private Equity to make first transaction on ‘Pisces’
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Seven Ukrainian men and women in uniform reveal how Russia's invasion in 2022 has changed them.
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A breaking episode of Americast as POTUS takes on SCOTUS
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How many times have you rewritten the same systems across different Unity projects? Or copied entire folders from an old project, only to spend hours fixing references, renaming namespaces, and adapti
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Giant tortoises are returning to Floreana Island after more than 150 years, guided by NASA data that shows suitable areas for release.
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Economists estimated more than $175 billion may need to be refunded.
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The stainless steel pickup truck is Tesla's first real flop.
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Blames "user error, not AI error" for incident in December involving its Kiro tool.
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Danny has several ideas for how we could use :near(), a proposed pseudo-class that detects when the pointer is near an element.
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Police say UK entrepreneur Quentin Griffiths fell from 17th floor of an 18-floor condominium on 9 February
Quentin Griffiths, the co-founder of the online fashion retailer Asos, has died after falling from an apartment building in the Thai seaside resort city of Pattaya.
Police told Reuters that the 58-year-old had fallen from the 17th floor of an 18-storey condominium on 9 February.
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Mayor says Japanese city will respect donor’s specification that £2.7m gift must be used to repair dilapidated system
Osaka has received a hefty gift of gold bars worth 560m yen (£2.7m) from an anonymous donor and a request for its specific use: to fix the Japanese city’s dilapidated water pipes.
The gold bars, weighing a total of 21kg (46lb), were given to the Osaka City Waterworks Bureau in November by the donor who wants to help improve ageing water pipes, the mayor, Hideyuki Yokoyama, told reporters on Thursday.
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Report details harrowing 18-month occupation of North Darfur capital, showing destruction aimed at ethnic communities
The siege and capture of the Sudanese city of El Fasher by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces group last October bore “the hallmarks of genocide”, a UN-mandated fact-finding mission has said.
In a report detailing the harrowing 18-month occupation of the capital of North Darfur, investigators concluded that the RSF and allied militias deliberately inflicted conditions calculated to bring about the physical destruction of the Zaghawa and Fur ethnic communities.
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WhatsApp bots are widely used for customer support, automated replies, notifications, and internal tools. Instead of relying on expensive third-party platforms, you can build and deploy your own self-
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Today Quincy Larson interviews Shawn Wang. He's a software engineer, founder of the AI Engineer conference, and host of the Latent Space podcast focused on applying the latest models toward getting wo
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Dry, gusty conditions spurred fast-growing fires in Oklahoma and Kansas, along with dangerous dust storms across the region.
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New kinds of aircraft taking to the skies could mean unfamiliar sounds overhead — and where you’re hearing them might matter, according to new NASA research. NASA aeronautics has worked for years to enable new air transportation options for people and goods, and to find ways to make sure they can be safely and effectively […]
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At a news conference on Thursday, NASA released a report of findings from the Program Investigation Team examining the Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. “The Boeing Starliner spacecraft has faced challenges throughout its uncrewed and most recent crewed missions. While Boeing built Starliner, NASA accepted it and launched two astronauts to space. […]
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During a news conference at 2 p.m. EST on Thursday NASA will discuss the findings of investigations into the 2024 crewed test flight of Boeing Starliner to the International Space Station. The news conference will stream live on NASA’s YouTube channel. An instant replay will be available online. NASA participants include: To ask questions during […]
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Imagine trying to photograph wind. That’s similar to what NASA engineers dealt with during a recent effort to study how air moves around planes, rockets, and other kinds of aerospace vehicles. Air is invisible, but our understanding of how it flows is crucial for building better, safer aircraft. For 80 years, researchers used a technique […]
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‘There has never been a better time to be a crook’
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Higher rates and frozen thresholds are pushing more higher earners towards the niche investment vehicle
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European pension funds try an approach pioneered in ancient Greece
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Apparent network of companies using same server includes little-known group that has become country’s largest oil exporter
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Statistics > Theory
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Checking in on the ex-chancellor
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Inflows on track for all-time high in February as global fund managers seek alternatives to expensive US tech shares
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Finance minister’s request highlights power of benchmark providers and follows strong demand from foreign investors
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Even in a competitive, performance-driven industry, female and minority managers are paid less and are more likely to be fired
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AI is already smarter and more knowledgeable than all financial advisers
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Instead of wresting power from a banking oligopoly, the UK’s payments regulator ended up strengthening a duopoly
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Power supplier working with bankers at Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as it prepares for a possible deal
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Push to support chancellor’s ‘nation of investors’ plan divides financial services industry
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Spanish energy group expects production to soar over the next three years
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World Liberty Financial draws bankers, celebrities and digital market tycoons to US president’s Florida resort
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Most employees will receive 5% less in equity rewards after bigger cuts a year before
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An injured fox is nursed back to life thanks to a "strong connection" with a Hackney resident.
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How Russia's gradual gains in the face of fierce Ukrainian opposition have affected the front line in recent months.
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A nasal-spray activates the innate immune system to protect against both pathogens and allergens in mice. Plus, how bigger military budgets could change the course of global science and a blood test that could predict the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
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An adhesive inspired by the foot pads of geckos allows a robot to scale both smooth and rough vertical surfaces.
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Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 20 February 2026
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Complex 3D structures of cells called organoids could be used to test treatments for spinal-cord damage that can lead to paralysis.
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The supermassive object broke away from a nearby galaxy and is now racing through the intergalactic medium.
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After a century of study, physicists have theories — but they’re still not 100% sure.
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Scholars working on defence, conflict and science funding consider the impact on research careers and budgets, highlighting five broad trends.
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The United Kingdom and Brazil have issued warnings about a possible link between GLP-1 weight-loss drugs and pancreatic inflammation, but the connection is murky.
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Data-analysis and modelling positions are already becoming obsolete, but hands-on experimentalists can breathe easy for now.
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Intelligence findings read to parliament say ‘rogue’ agencies and individuals recruiting Kenyan nationals to frontline
More than 1,000 Kenyans have been lured to fight for Russia in its war with Ukraine, according to an intelligence report to the Kenyan parliament that highlights the scale of a Russian operation taking African men to the frontline.
The majority leader of Kenya’s national assembly, Kimani Ichung’wah, said “rogue recruitment agencies and individuals in Kenya” were continuing to send Kenyan nationals to fight in the conflict, as he read MPs the summary of an investigation by Kenya’s National Intelligence Service.
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Without AI you will be a ‘weaker and poorer nation’, says former UK chancellor two months into job at US firm
The former chancellor George Osborne has said countries that do not embrace the kind of powerful AI systems made by his new employer, OpenAI, risk “Fomo” and could be left weaker and poorer.
Osborne, who is two months into a job as head of the $500bn San Francisco AI company’s “for countries” programme, told leaders gathered for the AI Impact summit in Delhi: “Don’t be left behind.” He said that without AI rollouts they could end up with a workforce “less willing to stay put” because they might want to seek AI-enabled fortunes elsewhere.
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Use data from NASA’s Magnetosphere Multiscale Mission to shed light on solar storms. For anyone with a laptop or cell.
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A small but mighty piece of lab equipment, about the size of a cellphone, has arrived at the International Space Station after launching with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission. NASA aims to use the off-the-shelf device, called a microplate reader, to conduct vital biological research in space and get real-time access to data.
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AI agents are all the rage these days. They’re like traditional chatbots, but they have the ability to utilize a plethora of tools in the background. They can also decide which tool to use and when to
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Your team needs to solve a problem, and there's no clear solution path. Multiple approaches might work, but you're not sure which. Success isn't guaranteed. This is Research, not Development. And if you manage it like Development, things aren't going...
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Foreign data wrappers (FDWs) make remote Postgres tables feel local. That convenience is exactly why FDW performance surprises are so common. A query that looks like a normal join can execute like a distributed system: rows move across the network, r...
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If confirmed by the US Senate, Jim O'Neill would be the first non-scientist or engineer to lead the agency, a big funder of US basic research.
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Isomorphic Lab’s proprietary drug-discovery model is a major advance, but scientists developing open-source tools are left guessing how to achieve similar results.
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AI-controlled robots could automate simple tasks, but scientists say lab work still needs a human touch. Plus, a glass tile that can store terabytes of data and how service-dog trainers are using science to boost graduation rates.
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The Alzheimer’s ‘clock’ could make it easier to treat the disease early, before memory problems appear.
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How effective is the sector at supporting early career scientists hoping to start a family, including those who face fertility challenges?
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Federal freezes to foreign assistance are affecting grants for investigative reporters everywhere — but especially in poorer countries.
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An innovative approach supercharges the innate immune system to provide a first line of defence against respiratory infections.
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The distinction between "components" and "utilities" seems clear at first glance, but gets a little blurred when working with them in Tailwind.
Distinguishing “Components” and “Utilities” in Tailwind originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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What makes streaks so powerful and addictive? To design them well, you need to understand how they align with human psychology. Victor Ayomipo breaks down the UX and design principles behind effective streak systems.
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The musician, who was born in a mother and baby home, only found out who his natural father was when he was 59.
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Katie Robertson went back and forth to her GP and local hospital before being diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome.
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Kimberly Prost and Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza vow US reprisals will not affect work of international criminal court
When the Canadian Kimberly Prost learned Donald Trump’s administration had imposed sanctions on her, it came as a shock.
For years, she has sat as a judge at the international criminal court, weighing accusations of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity; now she is on the same list as terrorists and those involved in organised crime. “It really was a moment of a bit of disbelief,” she said.
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Google, Anthropic and OpenAI bosses to mingle with global south leaders wrestling for control over technology
Silicon Valley tech billionaires will land in Delhi this week for an AI summit hosted by India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, where leaders of the global south will wrestle for control over the fast-developing technology.
During the week-long AI Impact Summit, attended by thousands of tech executives, government officials and AI safety experts, tech companies valued at trillions of dollars will rub along with leaders of countries such as Kenya and Indonesia, where average wages dip well below $1,000 a month.
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Nature - Author Correction: BCL6 enables Ph+ acute lymphoblastic leukaemia cells to survive BCR–ABL1 kinase inhibition
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Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 18 February 2026
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A high-temperature immiscible blend of two dipolar polymers that self-assemble into three-dimensional all-polymer nanocomposites allows markedly enhanced dielectric and energy storage performances over a broad temperature range.
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Nitrogen isotope tree-ring chronologies show that rising atmospheric CO2 has reduced nitrogen availability in boreal forests in Sweden, suggesting that elevated atmospheric CO2 is causing oligotrophication in boreal forests.
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Survival of reef-building oysters peaks at specific combinations of fractal dimension and height that reduce predation, showing how optimal three-dimensional habitat geometry can guide more effective ecosystem restoration.
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The deep learning model STARLING can generate accurate ensembles of intrinsically disordered regions of proteins using only protein sequence as input.
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An n-type conducting polymer with excellent mixed ionic and electronic transport enables a practical lithium–organic battery that exhibits a wide operating temperature range and excellent safety.
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In a phase 1 trial, personalized mRNA vaccines tailored to individual tumour mutations in triple-negative breast cancer induced robust, long-lasting T cell responses and improved prognosis.
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Population-level analyses and in vitro experiments show that a specific genetic variant of cyclin D3 inhibits the growth of the malaria-causing parasite Plasmodium falciparum in erythrocytes, and suggest that its high frequency in Sardinia was driven by past endemic malaria.
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Post-transcriptional regulation of mRNA translation was explored using Ribo-STAMP and single-cell RNA sequencing to reveal cell-type-specific and isoform-specific translation patterns across hippocampal neuronal and non-neuronal cell types, highlighting functional differences between CA1 and CA3.
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Cryo-electron microscopy suggests a model in which microtubules, rather than adaptors in the cytoplasm, act as the primary platform for dynein–dynactin assembly, while LIS1 stabilizes low-microtubule-affinity intermediates near the pre-assembled complexes.
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In vivo base editing of a causative mutation that leads to the neurodevelopmental disorder Snijders Blok–Campeau syndrome restores protein dosage and ameliorates molecular and behavioural deficits in a humanized mouse model of the condition.
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Microscopic imaging and biochemical studies show that sinuses in mouse and human form a highly dynamic surface that regulates fluid movement and immune cell surveillance via RAMP1-dependent regulation of smooth muscle contraction and RAMP2-dependent regulation of the sinus endothelial barrier.
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An optical archival storage technology based on femtosecond laser direct writing in glass addresses the practical demands of archival storage.
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An integrated photonics scheme is presented for the manufacture of communication systems supporting the use of fibre and wireless infrastructures simultaneously, addressing the long-standing bandwidth mismatch between the two domains and demonstrating ultrahigh data rates.
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This study presents a clinical-grade autonomous pipeline combining high-resolution whole-slide tomography, edge computing and artificial intelligence, achieving high accuracy in cervical cytology and enabling scalable and objective diagnostics.
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This Perspective offers a roadmap for tackling the challenges of the facsimile problem, moral multidimensionality and moral pluralism in large language models.
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Biochemical and structural studies show that the bacterial dGTPase CloA is activated by virally produced dTTP and inhibited by 5′-triphosphothymidyl-3′5′-thymidine produced by its regulatory partner CloB, and thereby balances antiviral defence and immune-mediated toxicity.
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Evolutionarily related ‘proto-point’ centromeres providing resolution to the evolutionary origins of point centromeres are identified in yeast, and comparison shows they evolved in an ancestor with retrotransposon-rich centromeres and that long-terminal-repeat retrotransposons are the genetic substrate.
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Expression of agouti signalling protein in neurons in the medial preoptic area is increased by group housing and negatively associated with care, and overexpression of Agouti reduces care and enhances infanticide in previously tolerant mice.
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Sequencing of marine sediments finds 136 newly identified Heimdallarchaeia and several novel lineages, and indicates that Heimdallarchaeia evolved distinct metabolic capabilities from other Asgardarchaeota, in conditions that may have given rise to early eukaryotes.
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HIV-1 integrase forms an RNA-binding module on the luminal side of the mature capsid lattice.
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Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.
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DeepRare—a multi-agent system for rare disease differential diagnosis decision support powered by large language models, integrating specialized tools and up-to-date knowledge sources—has the potential to reduce healthcare disparities in rare disease diagnosis.
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Mucosal administration of a multivalent, adjuvanted vaccine against Clostridioides difficile promoted bacterial clearance and protected against morbidity, mortality, tissue damage and recurrence in mice.
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Analysis of the somatic and transcriptomic profile of 123 acral melanoma samples from Mexican patients helps understand tumour origins and prognosis, and highlights the importance of including samples from diverse ancestries in cancer genomics studies.
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Aperiodic composite crystals were discovered that emulate 2D moiré materials, demonstrating a potentially scalable approach for producing moiré materials for next-generation electronics and a generalizable approach for realizing theoretical predictions of higher-dimensional quantum phenomena.
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A cold-injection method based on pseudo-emulsion enables scalable synthesis of stable, pure-green perovskite nanocrystals with near-unity photoluminescence quantum yield, achieved through defect-suppressing slow polybromide plumbate assembly at cold temperatures.
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The transcription factor ATF4 and its effector lipocalin 2 (LCN2) have a key role in immune evasion and tumour progression, and targeting the ATF4–LCN2 axis might provide a way to treat several types of solid tumour by increasing anti-cancer immunity.
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A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opts its host’s systems with the help of potentially purloined genes.
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Veins in the skull can rearrange their borders to accommodate patrolling immune cells, a strange behaviour called ruffling.
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Code of conduct.
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Most research on autism focuses on younger people, but some studies suggest older adults face increased risks — and perhaps benefits.
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Researchers use mini plasma explosions to encode the equivalent of two million books into a coaster-sized device. The method could preserve research data for millennia with minimal storage costs.
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The use of artificial intelligence in the clinic to image slides of cells enables the rapid assessment of cellular characteristics that might help with diagnostic decisions.
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Users started and continued following right-wing accounts even after switching back to a chronological feed.
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T cells targeting cancer-specific mutant proteins remained in treated individuals years after vaccination.
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The optical amplifier uses levels of power similar to those available to microchip laser systems.
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An archive system that encodes information in modified optical properties of glass could be a fast, efficient way to store huge quantities of data.
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AI-driven autonomous robots are coming to biology laboratories, but researchers insist that human skills remain essential.
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A genetic variant that quashes cyclin D3 expression might have been selected for in a population on an island where malaria was once endemic.
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Habitat complexity and predation pressure interact to affect oyster recruitment and survival.
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The world needs non-fossil sources of carbon. It’s a no-brainer for nations working towards this goal to join forces.
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An approach that specifically targets a single nucleotide corrected behavioural abnormalities in an animal model of Snijders Blok–Campeau syndrome.
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Analyses of a Swedish tree-ring archive suggest that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide has lowered soil-nitrogen supply, which could cap carbon storage by land ecosystems.
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Analyses will help to reveal how far the West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated in the past — and what it might do in the future.
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More adults are being diagnosed with autism than ever before, but we know very little about how the condition affects ageing. Plus, how hovering bees keep their cool and a call for nanoscientists to tackle the reproducibility crisis.
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Lee accepts a challenge: arranging text in a spiral that animates as a vortex on scroll... all in CSS.
Spiral Scrollytelling in CSS With sibling-index() originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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The Hollywood stars share their unedited reactions as they watch the random draw happen live.
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Can the president’s record breaking speech change voters’ minds ahead of the midterms?
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Snippets from Nature’s past.
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Around the world, governments are demanding that research funding follow broader political priorities. They should be careful what they wish for.
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The Guardian’s community affairs correspondent, Chris Osuh, reports on the plot by two IS terrorists to massacre Jews in Manchester, and how it was thwarted by an undercover sting
Walid Saadaoui had once worked as a holiday entertainer, organising dance shows and quizzes at a resort in his native Tunisia. After moving to the UK and marrying a British woman, he became a restaurateur and an avid keeper of birds.
All the while, however – as the Guardian’s community affairs correspondent, Chris Osuh, explains – he was hiding a secret: he had pledged allegiance to Islamic State.
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Mohan Karki – one of many people ICE has deported to countries with which they have little connection – leaves behind his wife and seven-month-old baby he has yet to hold
Tika Basnet sat facing the glow of her iPhone, a red tika pressed into the center of her forehead. Seven-month-old Briana slept on her lap, her breathing soft and uneven. On the other side of the screen was Mohan Karki, Basnet’s husband, who had yet to hold his daughter.
For Karki, nearly 9,000 miles (14,500km) away, it was already morning. He was in hiding in south Asia, his exact location withheld for his safety, his face breaking into pixels as he watched his daughter sleep.
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Voting was largely peaceful in an election seen as a test of Bangladesh’s democracy after years of political turmoil
The Bangladesh Nationalist party, led by Tarique Rahman, has won a sweeping victory in the country’s first election since a gen Z uprising toppled the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina.
Results from the election commission confirmed the BNP alliance had won 212 seats, returning the party to power after 20 years, while the rival alliance, led by the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami, won 77 seats.
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This issue of What’s !important is dedicated to our friends in the UK, who are currently experiencing a very miserable 43-day rain streak. Presenting: the five most interesting things to read about CSS from the last couple of weeks. Plus, the latest features from Chrome 145, and anything else you might’ve missed. TL;DR: lots of content, but also lots of rain.
What’s !important #5: Lazy-loading iframes, Repeating corner-shape Backgrounds, and More originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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Designing for mental health means designing for vulnerability. Empathy-Centred UX becomes not a “nice to have” but a fundamental design requirement. Here’s a practical framework for building trust-first mental health products.
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This is the second part of a small two-part series. In this article, we will explore another type of grid: a pyramidal one. We are still working with hexagon shapes, but a different organization of the elements., while exploring other different shapes.
Making a Responsive Pyramidal Grid With Modern CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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The new contrast-color() function is not fully supported yet. But can we still implement it in a cross-browser friendly way using other new CSS features?
Approximating contrast-color() With Other CSS Features originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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Autonomy is an output of a technical system. Trustworthiness is an output of a design process. Here are concrete design patterns, operational frameworks, and organizational practices for building agentic systems that are not only powerful but also transparent, controllable, and trustworthy.
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Can we make pie chart that's semantic, with flexible markup, and avoids using a JavaScript library? Here's how I tackled it.
Trying to Make the Perfect Pie Chart in CSS originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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CSS-only bar charts are one of those things we've tackled a bunch of times in different ways. But how can modern CSS features finally make it not only trivial, but fun?
CSS Bar Charts Using Modern Functions originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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Prescriptive class name conventions are no longer enough to keep CSS maintainable in a world of increasingly complex interfaces. Can the new `@scope` rule finally give developers the confidence to write CSS that can keep up with modern front ends?
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You’d think that publishing a VS Code extension is an easy process, but it’s not. You have to publish your theme in at least two places.
No Hassle Visual Code Theming: Publishing an Extension originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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Combobox vs. Multi-Select vs. Listbox vs. Dual Listbox? How they are different, what purpose they serve, and how to choose the right one. Brought to you by Design Patterns For AI Interfaces, **friendly video courses on UX** and design patterns by Vitaly.
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I've always thought that creating a VS Code theme was a lot of work. But lo and behold, it took less than six hours to get it working, then a day or two to polish up my final tweaks.
No-Hassle Visual Studio Code Theming: Building an Extension originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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An Oxford University student is drawn into the world of a charming aristocratic classmate.
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Let’s make the most of the shortest month of the year with a new collection of desktop wallpapers that are sure to bring a smile to your face — and maybe spark your creativity, too. All of them were designed with love by the community for the community and can be downloaded for free. Happy February!
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Neither Chrome, Safari, nor Firefox have shipped new features in the last couple of weeks, but fear not because leading this issue of What’s !important is some of the web development industry’s best educators with, frankly, some killer content.
What’s !important #4: Videos & View Transitions, Named Media Queries, How Browsers Work, and More originally published on CSS-Tricks, which is part of the DigitalOcean family. You should get the newsletter.
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AI coding tools like agents can be valuable allies in everyday development work. They help handle time-consuming grunt work, guide you through large legacy codebases, and offer low-risk ways to implement features in previously unfamiliar programming languages. Here are practical, easy-to-apply techniques to help you use these tools to improve your workflow.
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